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Welcome to Vermilion Grove ...

Vermilion Grove is located in Vermilion County<1>.

The pronunciation of Vermilion Grove: ver-MIL-yuhn<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vermilion Grove, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

A typical abbreviation for Vermilion Grove: Vermilion Grv.

Vermilion Grove is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Area Codes for Vermilion Grove: 217 & 447<4>

Communities near Vermilion Grove ...

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

  • Danville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Georgetown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Westville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Tilton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • 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 <5>
  • Catlin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • 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 <5>
  • Oakwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Chrisman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Homer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Homer is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <5>
  • Cayuga
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Cayuga is located in Vermillion County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <5>
  • Montezuma
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vermilion Grove ...

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

Adding Vermilion Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Vermilion 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 (so far) for Vermilion Grove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Vermilion Grove post office opened in 1892. The Vermilion Grove post office closed in 1962.

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

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 pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Vermilion Grove. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vermilion Grove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Vermilion Grove area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the Vermilion Grove area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/