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Welcome to Pilot Grove ...

Pilot Grove is located in Faribault County<1>.


The location of Pilot 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 Pilot Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1866.

A typical abbreviation for Pilot Grove: Pilot Grv.

Pilot Grove is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Pilot Grove is located in the (507) area code.

Communities Also Named Pilot Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Pilot Grove - they are located in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri (2) and Texas.

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

Communities near Pilot Grove ...

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

  • Fairmont
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
    • Fairmont is located in Martin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,922 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmont <4>
  • Blue Earth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Earth
    • Blue Earth is located in Faribault County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,098 people
    • Former name for Blue Earth:
    • Blue Earth City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Earth <4>
  • Winnebago
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnebago have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnebago
    • Winnebago is located in Faribault County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,334 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnebago <4>
  • Buffalo Center
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Center
    • Buffalo Center is located in Winnebago County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo Center <4>
  • Armstrong
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armstrong have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
    • Armstrong is located in Emmet County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
  • Bancroft
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
    • Bancroft is located in Kossuth County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
  • Elmore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
    • Elmore is located in Faribault County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
  • Swea City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swea City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swea City
    • Swea City is located in Kossuth County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swea City <4>
  • Granada
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granada have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granada
    • Granada is located in Martin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granada <4>
  • Lakota
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakota have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakota
    • Lakota is located in Kossuth County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pilot Grove ...

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

Adding Pilot Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pilot Grove post office opened in 1866.

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

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

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

The official website for Faribault County: www.co.faribault.mn.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Faribault, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pilot Grove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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