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Welcome to Grumle Corner ...

Grumle Corner is located in Vermilion County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Grumle Corner: Grumle Cor. (or less commonly used: Grumle Crn.)

Grumle Corner is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Grumle Corner (for example, toward West Lebanon (IN)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Grumle Corner: 217 & 447<3>

Communities near Grumle Corner ...

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

  • Danville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hoopeston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Georgetown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Westville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Tilton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Tilton is located in Vermilion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilton <4>
  • Covington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Catlin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Catlin is located in Vermilion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,899 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catlin <4>
  • Oakwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rossville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Gifford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grumle Corner ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Vermilion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grumle Corner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 217 code has been Overlayed with the 447 area code. New phone numbers in the Grumle Corner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the Grumle Corner area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.