Welcome to Cherry Grove ...

Cherry Grove is located in Fillmore County<1>.

The location of Cherry 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 Cherry Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

A typical abbreviation for Cherry Grove: Cherry Grv.

Cherry Grove is 1,320 feet [402 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Cherry Grove lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Cherry Grove is within the boundaries of the (507) area code.

Communities Also Named Cherry Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Cherry Grove - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Virginia (2), Washington and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Cherry Grove ...

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

• Cresco
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco
  • Cresco is located in Howard County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cresco <4>
• Chatfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatfield
  • Chatfield is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatfield <4>
• Spring Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Spring Valley is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Valley <4>
• Preston
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Preston is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <4>
• Grand Meadow
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Meadow
  • Grand Meadow is located in Mower County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Meadow <4>
• Harmony
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Harmony is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmony <4>
• Le Roy
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
  • Le Roy is located in Mower County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <4>
• Lanesboro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
  • Lanesboro is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanesboro <4>
• Racine
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
  • Racine is located in Mower County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Racine <4>
• Lime Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Springs
  • Lime Springs is located in Howard County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lime Springs <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 Cherry Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cherry Grove.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cherry Grove ...

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

Adding Cherry Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cherry Grove post office opened in 1857.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fillmore County: www.co.fillmore.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/