Welcome to Alder Grove ...
So far, we found very little information about Alder Grove. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Alder Grove to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Alder Grove, please Contact Us.
Alder Grove would have been located within present day Washington County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Alder Grove, you might consider that their post office opened in 1853.
A typical abbreviation for Alder Grove: Alder Grv.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Alder Grove is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Alder Grove was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Alder Grove was located: 662 & 471<4>
Communities Also Named Alder Grove ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Alder Grove - it's located in Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Alder Grove.
Communities near Alder Grove ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Alder Grove.
- Greenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hollandale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rolling Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Metcalfe
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Metcalfe is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalfe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Anguilla
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Isola
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Isola is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Arcola
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Arcola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Overby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Overby is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overby
- Wilmot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wilmot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
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 Alder Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alder Grove.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Alder 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 Alder Grove.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Alder Grove. See our Newspapers Page for Alder Grove.
Adding Alder Grove to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Alder 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 Alder Grove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Alder Grove post office opened in 1853. The Alder Grove post office closed in 1954.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Alder Grove.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Alder Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alder Grove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Alder Grove area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Alder Grove area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |