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Welcome to Maple Grove ...

Maple Grove is located in Barry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Maple Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Maple Grove: Maple Grv.

Maple Grove is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Maple Grove ...

While we believe that this Maple Grove is located in Barry County, we know of another 5 Michigan communities named Maple Grove. Those communities are located in the following counties: Ingham, Manistee, Marquette, Muskegon and Oscoda County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 72 communities that are also named Maple Grove - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York (6), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (7), Ontario (7), Oregon, Pennsylvania (8), Quebec (3), South Dakota, Tennessee (4), Utah, Virginia (4), Washington and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Maple Grove ...

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

  • Battle Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Charlotte
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Hastings
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Springfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Springfield is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,184 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <3>
  • Lake Odessa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Odessa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Odessa
    • Lake Odessa is located in Ionia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Odessa <3>
  • Olivet
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Nashville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
    • Nashville is located in Barry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,696 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <3>
  • Bellevue
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
    • Bellevue is located in Eaton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,299 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <3>
  • Augusta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Vermontville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermontville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermontville
    • Vermontville is located in Eaton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 770 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermontville <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Maple Grove ...

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

Adding Maple Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Maple 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 Maple Grove was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Barry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Maple 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.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.