Welcome to Hill Grove ...

Hill Grove is located in Darke County<1>.

The location of Hill 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 Hill Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Hill Grove: Hill Grv.

Hill Grove is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Hill Grove ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.darkecountyohio.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Hill Grove, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Hill Grove ...

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

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

Communities near Hill Grove ...

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

• Greenville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Darke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
• Winchester
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Randolph County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,566 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <4>
• Saint Henry
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Henry
  • Saint Henry is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Henry <4>
• Versailles
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
  • Versailles is located in Darke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <4>
• Arcanum
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcanum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcanum
  • Arcanum is located in Darke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcanum <4>
• Bradford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
  • Bradford is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradford <4>
• Fort Recovery
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Recovery
  • Fort Recovery is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Recovery <4>
• New Madison
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Madison
  • New Madison is located in Darke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Madison <4>
• Farmland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmland
  • Farmland is located in Randolph County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmland <4>
• Ansonia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia
  • Ansonia is located in Darke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 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 Hill Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hill Grove.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hill Grove ...

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

Adding Hill Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hill 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 Hill Grove was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Hill Grove in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Darke County: www.co.darke.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/