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Welcome to Mountain Grove ...

Mountain Grove is located in Macon County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Mountain Grove: Mtn. Grv.

Mountain Grove is 3,070 feet [936 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Mountain Grove is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Mountain Grove lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Mountain Grove: 828

Communities Also Named Mountain Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Mountain Grove - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Missouri, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

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

Communities near Mountain Grove ...

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

  • Franklin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Sylva
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Sylva is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,739 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylva <3>
  • Bryson City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Highlands
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Webster
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Webster is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
  • Forest Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest Hills is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
    • Forest Hills has also been known as:
    • Forest Hills village
    • Village of Forest Hills
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Hills <3>
  • Dillard
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Sky Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Dillsboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Erastus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Erastus is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erastus

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mountain Grove ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Macon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mountain 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.