Welcome to Pilot Grove ...

Pilot Grove is located in Lee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pilot Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Pilot Grove: Pilot Grv.

Pilot Grove is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Pilot Grove: 319

The ZIP code for Pilot Grove: 52648<3>

Going back to its beginning, Pilot Grove was originally named Overton. For more information about the names of Pilot Grove, see The Names of Pilot Grove on our Genealogy Page.

Communities Also Named Pilot Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Pilot Grove - they are located in Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri (2) and Texas.

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

Communities near Pilot Grove ...

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

• Fort Madison
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Madison
  • Fort Madison is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Madison <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fort Madison
  • From Pilot Grove to Fort Madison
• Mount Pleasant
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mount Pleasant
  • From Pilot Grove to Mount Pleasant
• West Burlington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Burlington
  • West Burlington is located in Des Moines County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,875 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Burlington <4>
• New London
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • New London is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <4>
• Nauvoo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
  • Nauvoo is located in Hancock County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nauvoo <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Nauvoo
  • From Pilot Grove to Nauvoo
• West Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
  • West Point is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to West Point
  • From Pilot Grove to West Point
• Danville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Des Moines County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
• Donnellson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnellson
  • Donnellson is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donnellson <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Donnellson
  • From Pilot Grove to Donnellson
• Montrose
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
  • Montrose is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montrose <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Montrose
  • From Pilot Grove to Montrose
• Farmington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Farmington is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Farmington
  • From Pilot Grove to Farmington

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pilot Grove ...

Looking for more information about Pilot 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 Pilot Grove, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pilot Grove.

Adding Pilot Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pilot 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 Pilot Grove was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Pilot Grove in the book titled Iowa State Gazetteer (1865).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lee County: www.leecounty.org/

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