Welcome to Lively Grove ...

Lively Grove is located in Washington County<1>.

The location of Lively 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 Lively Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1861.

A typical abbreviation for Lively Grove: Lively Grv.

Lively Grove is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Lively Grove: (618)

Communities near Lively Grove ...

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

• Mascoutah
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascoutah
  • Mascoutah is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mascoutah <4>
• Pinckneyville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
  • Pinckneyville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,319 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinckneyville <4>
• Freeburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
  • Freeburg is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,223 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeburg <4>
• Sparta
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <4>
• New Baden
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Baden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baden
  • New Baden is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Baden <4>
• Nashville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
  • Nashville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <4>
• New Athens
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
  • New Athens is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
• Marissa
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marissa
  • Marissa is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marissa <4>
• Okawville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okawville
  • Okawville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,349 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okawville <4>
• Germantown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germantown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
  • Germantown is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germantown <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 Lively Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lively Grove.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lively Grove ...

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

Adding Lively Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lively 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 for Lively Grove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lively Grove post office opened in 1861.

We also found Lively Grove in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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