Welcome to Grove ...

Grove is located in Tazewell County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grove, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Grove is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Grove is within the boundaries of the (309) area code.

Communities Also Named Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Grove: This one is located in Tazewell County and the other is located in Cook County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 39 communities that are also named Grove - they are located in Arkansas, California (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maine, Maryland (3), Michigan (2), Nebraska, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (3), Quebec, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Vermont, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Grove ...

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

• Peoria
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
  • Peoria is located in Peoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,428 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peoria <4>
• Pekin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
  • Pekin is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pekin <4>
• East Peoria
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peoria
  • East Peoria is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,344 people
  • Former name for East Peoria:
  • Hilton
• Washington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
• Morton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
  • Morton is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <4>
• Peoria Heights
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria Heights
  • Peoria Heights is located in Peoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,722 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peoria Heights <4>
• Eureka
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Eureka is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <4>
• West Peoria
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Peoria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peoria
  • West Peoria is located in Peoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Peoria <4>
• Metamora
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metamora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metamora
  • Metamora is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Metamora <4>
• Germantown Hills
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germantown Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown Hills
  • Germantown Hills is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germantown Hills <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grove ...

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

Adding Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grove in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Grove was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grove.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Tazewell County: www.tazewell.com/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov