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Welcome to Central Grove ...

Central Grove is located in Monroe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Central Grove, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.

A typical abbreviation for Central Grove: Central Grv.

Central Grove is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Central Grove: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Central Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Central Grove - they are located in Georgia, Kansas, Nova Scotia and Ohio.

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

Communities near Central Grove ...

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

  • Tupelo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Amory
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Aberdeen
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Verona
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Okolona
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Nettleton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Shannon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Plantersville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Smithville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Hatley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Hatley is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 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 Central Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Central Grove.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Central Grove ...

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

Adding Central Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Central Grove post office opened in 1879. The Central Grove post office closed in 1905.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Central Grove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Central Grove area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Central Grove area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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