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Welcome to Edgewood Grove ...

Edgewood Grove is located in Cook County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Edgewood Grove: Edgewood Grv.

Edgewood Grove is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Edgewood Grove ...

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

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

Communities near Edgewood Grove ...

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

  • Waukegan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Arlington Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Evanston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Schaumburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schaumburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaumburg
    • Schaumburg is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,049 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schaumburg <3>
  • Palatine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Skokie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skokie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skokie
    • Skokie is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,404 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skokie <3>
  • Des Plaines
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Berwyn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
    • Berwyn is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,701 people
  • Mount Prospect
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edgewood Grove ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Cook, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Edgewood Grove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.