Welcome to Pilot Grove ...
Pilot Grove is located Pilot Grove is located in Grayson County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Pilot Grove, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850. A typical abbreviation for Pilot Grove: Pilot Grv. Pilot Grove is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Pilot Grove lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Pilot Grove - they are located in Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota and Missouri (2). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pilot Grove. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pilot Grove. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Pilot Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pilot Grove. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pilot 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 Pilot Grove. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pilot Grove. See our Newspapers Page for Pilot Grove. Looking for more information about Pilot 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 Pilot Grove, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pilot Grove. We originally found mention of Pilot 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 Pilot Grove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> We also found Pilot Grove in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pilot Grove.
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pilot Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Grayson County: www.co.grayson.tx.us/ The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/Communities Also Named Pilot Grove ...
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TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pilot Grove ...
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X2X - From that list, the Pilot Grove post office opened in 1850.Off-the-Road Links ...
Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Grayson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pilot 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. <4> 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. <5> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/