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Welcome to Meadow Grove ...

The village of Meadow Grove is located in Madison County<1>.


The location of Meadow 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 Meadow Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

A typical abbreviation for Meadow Grove: Meadow Grv.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Meadow Grove has a population of 289 people<3> (see below for details).

Meadow Grove is 1,630 feet [497 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Meadow Grove: (402) and (531)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Meadow Grove had an population of 289 people. This is a decrease of 3.99% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.07% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Meadow Grove had a population of 301 people. This makes Meadow Grove the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Meadow Grove represents 0.02% of the population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 277th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 301 people, the population of Meadow Grove decreased 3.22% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 311 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Meadow Grove.

Communities Also Named Meadow Grove ...

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

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

Communities near Meadow Grove ...

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

  • Norfolk
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Madison
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Madison is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,343 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <6>
  • Pierce
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
    • Pierce is located in Pierce County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,734 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce <6>
  • Neligh
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Battle Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Tilden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
    • Tilden is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilden <6>
  • Newman Grove
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Elgin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Elgin is located in Antelope County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <6>
  • Hadar
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Oakdale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Meadow Grove ...

Looking for more information about Meadow 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Meadow Grove, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Meadow Grove.

Adding Meadow Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Meadow 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 Meadow Grove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Meadow Grove post office opened in 1889.

We also found Meadow Grove on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

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

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

The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Meadow Grove.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Meadow Grove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Area code (531) is an overlay for area code (402).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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