Welcome to Persimmon Grove ...

Persimmon Grove is located in Campbell County<1>.

The location of Persimmon 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 Persimmon Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

A typical abbreviation for Persimmon Grove: Persimmon Grv.

Persimmon Grove is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Persimmon Grove: (859)

Communities Also Named Persimmon Grove ...

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

Communities near Persimmon Grove ...

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

• Cincinnati
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
  • Cincinnati is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 304,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cincinnati <4>
• Covington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Kenton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <4>
• Florence
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <4>
• Independence
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Kenton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <4>
• Norwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
  • Norwood is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <4>
• Erlanger
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlanger
  • Erlanger is located in Kenton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erlanger <4>
• Fort Thomas
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Thomas
  • Fort Thomas is located in Campbell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Thomas <4>
• Newport
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Campbell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <4>
• Alexandria
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Campbell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <4>
• Edgewood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
  • Edgewood is located in Kenton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgewood <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 Persimmon Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Persimmon Grove.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Persimmon Grove ...

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

Adding Persimmon Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Persimmon Grove post office opened in 1856.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Campbell County: www.campbellcountyky.org/

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/