Do you know of Locust Grove ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Locust Grove. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Locust Grove.<1>

We found mention of Locust Grove as a post office (see Mentions and References below), but can't determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Atchison County, Kansas.

It's common that the post office is named the same as the community in which it's located (although that's not always case). In this case, we can't match this post office to any of the existing communities in our gazetteer.<2>

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1862 and closed in 1887.

Communities Also Named Locust Grove ...

We found 39 communities that share the name Locust Grove.

Within Kansas, the name Locust Grove is unique.

Beyond Kansas, we know of another 39 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
  - Independence County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Locust Grove [Independence County].
- Georgia
  - Henry County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Locust Grove [Henry County].
- Illinois
  - Franklin County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Locust Grove [Franklin County].
- Indiana
  - Wayne County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Locust Grove [Wayne County].
- Kentucky
  - Clark County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Locust Grove [Clark County].
  - Pendleton County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Locust Grove [Pendleton County].
- Maryland
  - Allegany County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Locust Grove [Allegany County].
  - Frederick County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Locust Grove [Frederick County].
  - Garrett County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Locust Grove [Garrett County].
  - Kent County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Locust Grove [Kent County].
  - Talbot County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Locust Grove [Talbot County].
  - Washington County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Locust Grove [Washington County].
- Mississippi
  - Union County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Locust Grove [Union County].
- New Jersey
  - Camden County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Locust Grove [Camden County].
- New Mexico
  - DeBaca County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Locust Grove [DeBaca County].
- New York
  - Lewis County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Locust Grove [Lewis County].
  - Monroe County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Locust Grove [Monroe County].
  - Nassau County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Locust Grove [Nassau County].
- North Carolina
  - Yancey County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Locust Grove [Yancey County].
- Ohio
  - Adams County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Locust Grove [Adams County].
  - Clark County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Locust Grove [Clark County].
  - Licking County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Locust Grove [Licking County].
  - Mahoning County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Locust Grove [Mahoning County].
- Oklahoma
  - Mayes County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Locust Grove [Mayes County].
- Oregon
  - Sherman County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Locust Grove [Sherman County].
- Pennsylvania
  - Centre County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Locust Grove [Centre County].
  - Chester County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Locust Grove [Chester County].
  - Fulton County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Locust Grove [Fulton County].
  - Lancaster County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Locust Grove [Lancaster County].
  - Snyder County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Locust Grove [Snyder County].
  - York County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Locust Grove [York County].
- Tennessee
  - Dyer County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Locust Grove [Dyer County].
- Texas
  - Lipscomb County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Locust Grove [Lipscomb County].
- Utah
  - Salt Lake County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Locust Grove [Salt Lake County].
- Virginia
  - Charlottesville City
  - Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Locust Grove [Charlottesville City].
  - Chesterfield County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Locust Grove [Chesterfield County].
  - King and Queen County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Locust Grove [King and Queen County].
  - Orange County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Locust Grove [Orange County].
  - Shenandoah County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Locust Grove [Shenandoah County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Locust Grove ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Locust Grove:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

More Orphans in Atchison County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Atchison County.

Footnotes ...

<1>	This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.
<2>	Part of the difficulty in identifying whether a name is a post office or a community lies with how Post Offices were named. We've prepared an article with our understanding of how post offices were named: Naming of Post Offices.
<3>	If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Locust Grove could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/