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Welcome to Villa Grove ...

Villa Grove is located in Saguache County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Villa Grove, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.

A typical abbreviation for Villa Grove: Villa Grv.

Villa Grove is 7,980 feet [2,432 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Villa Grove is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Villa Grove lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Villa Grove: 719

The ZIP code for Villa Grove: 81155<3>

Communities Also Named Villa Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Villa Grove - they are located in Illinois and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Villa Grove.

Communities near Villa Grove ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Villa Grove.

  • Salida
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Poncha Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Saguache
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Moffat
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Bonanza
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Bonanza is located in Saguache County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21 people
  • Kerper City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Kerper City is located in Saguache County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerper City
  • Calcite ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Calcite is located in Fremont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcite
  • Coaldale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Spook City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Spook City is located in Saguache County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spook City
  • Vallie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Vallie is located in Fremont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallie

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Villa Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Villa Grove.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Villa Grove. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Villa Grove.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Villa Grove. See our Newspapers Page for Villa Grove.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Villa Grove ...

Looking for more information about Villa Grove? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Villa Grove, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Villa Grove.

Adding Villa Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Villa Grove in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Villa Grove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Villa Grove post office opened in 1872.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Villa Grove.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Saguache, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Villa Grove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Villa Grove). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Villa Grove or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/