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Welcome to Round Grove ...

Round Grove is located in White County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Round Grove, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Round Grove: Round Grv.

Round Grove is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Round Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Round Grove - they are located in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska.

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

Communities near Round Grove ...

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

  • Lafayette
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • West Lafayette
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Monticello
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Delphi
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Fowler
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Battle Ground
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Shadeland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Shadeland is located in Tippecanoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
  • Brookston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Otterbein
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Oxford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Round Grove ...

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

Adding Round Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Round 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 Round Grove was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including White, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Round Grove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.