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Welcome to Funks Grove ...

Funks Grove is located in McLean County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Funks Grove, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1870.

A typical abbreviation for Funks Grove: Funks Grv.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Funks Grove for more information about variations on the name of Funks Grove.

Funks Grove is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Websites for Funks Grove ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.mcleancochamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Funks Grove, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Funks Grove ...

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

  • Bloomington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Normal
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincoln
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Clinton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Le Roy
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Heyworth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mackinaw
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mackinaw is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinaw
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
    • Former name for Mackinaw:
    • Mackinawtown
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mackinaw <3>
  • Hudson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Atlanta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Minier
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Funks Grove ...

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

Adding Funks Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Funks 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 Funks Grove was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including McLean, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Funks 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.