Welcome to Center Grove ...

Center Grove is located in Dubuque County<1>.

The location of Center Grove has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Center Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

A typical abbreviation for Center Grove: Center Grv.

Center Grove is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Center Grove lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Center Grove is within the (563) area code.

Communities Also Named Center Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Center Grove - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee (3) and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Center Grove ...

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

• Galena
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
  • Galena is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <4>
• Cuba City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba City
  • Cuba City is located in Grant County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,047 people
• Epworth
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth
  • Epworth is located in Dubuque County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epworth <4>
• Peosta
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peosta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peosta
  • Peosta is located in Dubuque County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peosta <4>
• Farley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
  • Farley is located in Dubuque County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farley <4>
• East Dubuque
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dubuque
  • East Dubuque is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Dubuque <4>
• Hazel Green
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
  • Hazel Green is located in Grant County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
• Dickeyville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickeyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
  • Dickeyville is located in Grant County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
• Benton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Benton is located in Lafayette County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
• Potosi
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
  • Potosi is located in Grant County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people

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 Center Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Center Grove.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Center 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 Center Grove.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Center Grove ...

Looking for more information about Center 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Center Grove, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Center Grove.

Adding Center Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Center 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 for Center Grove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Center Grove post office opened in 1893.

We also found Center Grove in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Center Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Dubuque County: www.dubuquecounty.org/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/