Welcome to Locust Grove ...

Locust Grove is located in Union County<1>.

The location of Locust 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 Locust Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

A typical abbreviation for Locust Grove: Locust Grv.

Locust Grove is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Locust Grove is located in the (662) area code.

Communities Also Named Locust Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 39 communities that are also named Locust Grove - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Maryland (6), New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (3), North Carolina, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (6), Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Virginia (5).

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

Communities near Locust Grove ...

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

• New Albany
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
  • New Albany is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,771 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Albany <4>
• Pontotoc
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontotoc
  • Pontotoc is located in Pontotoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontotoc <4>
• Ripley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
  • Ripley is located in Tippah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <4>
• Saltillo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saltillo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
  • Saltillo is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,071 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saltillo <4>
• Baldwyn
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwyn
  • Baldwyn is located in Prentiss County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwyn <4>
• Guntown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntown
  • Guntown is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntown <4>
• Ecru
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ecru
  • Ecru is located in Pontotoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ecru <4>
• Blue Mountain
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
  • Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
• Sherman
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
  • Sherman is located in Pontotoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 703 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherman <4>
• Thaxton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thaxton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thaxton
  • Thaxton is located in Pontotoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thaxton <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Locust Grove ...

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

Adding Locust Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Locust Grove post office opened in 1876.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/