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Welcome to Norwegian Grove ...

Norwegian Grove is located in Otter Tail County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Norwegian Grove, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.

A typical abbreviation for Norwegian Grove: Norwegian Grv.

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

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

Area Code for Norwegian Grove: 218

Communities near Norwegian Grove ...

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

  • Pelican Rapids
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Barnesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Hawley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Lake Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Rothsay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Elizabeth
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Erhard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lawndale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lawndale is located in Wilkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
  • Rollag
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Rollag is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollag
  • Cormorant
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cormorant is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cormorant

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Norwegian Grove ...

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

Adding Norwegian Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Norwegian 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 (so far) for Norwegian Grove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Norwegian Grove post office opened in 1878. The Norwegian Grove post office closed in 1906.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Otter Tail, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Norwegian 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/