Welcome to Prairie Grove ...

Prairie Grove is located in Des Moines County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Prairie Grove: Prairie Grv.

Prairie Grove is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Prairie Grove is within the (319) area code.

Communities Also Named Prairie Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Iowa communities named Prairie Grove: This one is located in Des Moines County and the other is located in Clarke County.

Beyond Iowa, there are 8 communities that are also named Prairie Grove - they are located in Arkansas (2), Illinois, Kansas, Manitoba and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Prairie Grove ...

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

• Burlington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Des Moines County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <4>
• Fort Madison
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Mount Pleasant
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• West Burlington
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
• Mediapolis
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mediapolis
  • Mediapolis is located in Des Moines County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mediapolis <4>
• Oquawka
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oquawka
  • Oquawka is located in Henderson County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oquawka <4>
• Winfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <4>
• West Point
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Danville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prairie Grove ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Des Moines County: www.co.des-moines.ia.us/

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