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Welcome to Tower Grove ...


The location of Tower Grove has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Tower Grove, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Tower Grove: Tower Grv.

Tower Grove is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Tower Grove: (314)

Communities Also Named Tower Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Tower Grove - it's located in Kansas.

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

Communities near Tower Grove ...

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

  • Saint Louis
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Saint Charles
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Florissant
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
    • Florissant is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
  • Chesterfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Belleville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
    • Belleville is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,536 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <3>
  • University City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
    • University City is located in Saint Louis City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
  • Ballwin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballwin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballwin
    • Ballwin is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,094 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballwin <3>
  • O'Fallon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Fallon
    • O'Fallon is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,606 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Fallon <3>
  • Granite City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Kirkwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
    • Kirkwood is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,866 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 Tower Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tower Grove.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tower Grove ...

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

Adding Tower Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tower 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 Tower Grove was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tower 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.









 

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