Welcome to Island Grove ...

So far, we found very little information about Island Grove. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Island Grove to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Island Grove, please Contact Us.

Island Grove would have been located within present day Jasper County<2>.

The location of Island Grove has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

A typical abbreviation for Island Grove: Island Grv.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Island Grove is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Island Grove was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Island Grove (for example, toward Merom (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Communities Also Named Island Grove ...

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

Beyond Illinois, there are 4 communities that are also named Island Grove - they are located in Florida, Ontario and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Island Grove ...

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

• Effingham
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effingham
  • Effingham is located in Effingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,601 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Effingham <5>
• Newton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,818 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <5>
• Teutopolis
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teutopolis
  • Teutopolis is located in Effingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teutopolis <5>
• Neoga
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neoga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neoga
  • Neoga is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neoga <5>
• Greenup
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenup
  • Greenup is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,474 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenup <5>
• Toledo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toledo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
  • Toledo is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <5>
• Watson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
  • Watson is located in Effingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watson <5>
• Stewardson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewardson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewardson
  • Stewardson is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stewardson <5>
• Dieterich
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dieterich have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dieterich
  • Dieterich is located in Effingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dieterich <5>
• Sigel
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigel
  • Sigel is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sigel <5>

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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