Welcome to Prospect Grove ...

Prospect Grove is located in Scotland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Prospect Grove, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850.

A typical abbreviation for Prospect Grove: Prospect Grv.

Prospect Grove is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Prospect Grove: 660

Communities near Prospect Grove ...

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

• Kahoka
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Kahoka is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kahoka
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kahoka <3>
• Memphis
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Memphis is located in Scotland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Memphis <3>
• Keosauqua
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Keosauqua is located in Van Buren County (IA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keosauqua
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keosauqua <3>
• Farmington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Farmington is located in Van Buren County (IA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <3>
• Bonaparte
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bonaparte is located in Van Buren County (IA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonaparte
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonaparte <3>
• Milton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Milton is located in Van Buren County (IA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <3>
• Pulaski
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Pulaski is located in Davis County (IA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
• Wyaconda
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Wyaconda is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyaconda
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
• Cantril
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cantril is located in Van Buren County (IA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantril
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cantril <3>
• Rutledge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Rutledge is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutledge <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 Prospect Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Prospect Grove.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prospect Grove ...

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

Adding Prospect Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Prospect Grove post office opened in 1850. The Prospect Grove post office closed in 1907.

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