Do you know of Grouse ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Grouse. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Grouse.<1>

Our sources for Grouse (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Grouse other than they indicate that Grouse would be found somewhere in Kane County, Illinois.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1847 and closed  in 1896.

Communities Also Named Grouse ...

We found three communities that share the name Grouse.

Within Illinois, the name Grouse is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Idaho
    • Custer County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Grouse [Custer County].
  • Oregon
    • Wallowa County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Grouse [Wallowa County].
  • Washington
    • Asotin County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Grouse [Asotin County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Grouse ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Grouse:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Grouse - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

Map from 1870 (unknown title/publisher)

More Orphans in  Kane County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Kane County.