Welcome to Poplar Grove ...

Poplar Grove is located in Howard County<1>.

The location of Poplar 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 Poplar Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

A typical abbreviation for Poplar Grove: Poplar Grv.

Poplar Grove is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Poplar Grove lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Poplar Grove (for example, toward Kentland), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Poplar Grove: (765)

Communities Also Named Poplar Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Indiana communities named Poplar Grove: This one is located in Howard County and the other is located in Marion County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 34 communities that are also named Poplar Grove - they are located in Arkansas (2), British Columbia, Georgia, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kentucky (3), Louisiana (2), Maryland, North Carolina (3), Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Tennessee (8), Utah and Virginia.

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

Communities near Poplar Grove ...

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

• Kokomo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kokomo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
  • Kokomo is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,243 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kokomo <4>
• Logansport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansport
  • Logansport is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,454 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logansport <4>
• Delphi
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
  • Delphi is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,909 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delphi <4>
• Flora
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
  • Flora is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,998 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora <4>
• Rossville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
  • Rossville is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossville <4>
• Galveston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galveston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
  • Galveston is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galveston <4>
• Russiaville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russiaville
  • Russiaville is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russiaville <4>
• Walton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
  • Walton is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton <4>
• Bunker Hill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
  • Bunker Hill is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunker Hill <4>
• Camden
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <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 Poplar Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Poplar Grove.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Poplar Grove ...

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

Adding Poplar Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Poplar Grove post office opened in 1855.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Howard County: www.co.howard.in.us/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov