Welcome to Grove Lake ...

Grove Lake is located in Pope County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grove Lake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.

A typical abbreviation for Grove Lake: Grove Lk.

Grove Lake is 1,340 feet [408 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Grove Lake: 320

Communities near Grove Lake ...

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

Sauk Centre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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- Sauk Centre is located in Stearns County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sauk Centre <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sauk Centre
- From Grove Lake to Sauk Centre
Melrose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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- Melrose is located in Stearns County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,672 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melrose <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Melrose
- From Grove Lake to Melrose
Glenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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- Glenwood is located in Pope County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,605 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenwood <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Glenwood
- From Grove Lake to Glenwood
Osakis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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- Osakis is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,742 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osakis <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Osakis
- From Grove Lake to Osakis
Starbuck
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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- Starbuck is located in Pope County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starbuck <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Starbuck
- From Grove Lake to Starbuck
Belgrade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belgrade have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Belgrade is located in Stearns County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
Brooten
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooten have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Brooten is located in Stearns County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
Long Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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- Long Beach is located in Pope County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Long Beach
- From Grove Lake to Long Beach
New Munich
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Munich have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Munich
- New Munich is located in Stearns County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Munich <3>
Lowry
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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- Lowry is located in Pope County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowry <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lowry
- From Grove Lake to Lowry

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grove Lake ...

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

Adding Grove Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Grove Lake post office opened in 1871.

We also found Grove Lake in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Pope, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grove Lake - 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.
<5>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/