Welcome to Allens Grove ...

Allens Grove is located in Walworth County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Allens Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

A typical abbreviation for Allens Grove: Allens Grv.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Allens Grove for more information about variations on the name of Allens Grove.

Allens Grove is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Allens Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Allens Grove - they are located in Iowa and Missouri.

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

Communities near Allens Grove ...

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

• Janesville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
  • Janesville is located in Rock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,664 people
• Beloit
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
  • Beloit is located in Rock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,637 people
• Whitewater
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
  • Whitewater is located in Walworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,993 people
• Roscoe
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
  • Roscoe is located in Winnebago County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <4>
• Elkhorn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
  • Elkhorn is located in Walworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,020 people
• Harvard
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
  • Harvard is located in McHenry County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvard <4>
• Delavan
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
  • Delavan is located in Walworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,240 people
• Lake Geneva
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Geneva
  • Lake Geneva is located in Walworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,096 people
• South Beloit
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Beloit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Beloit
  • South Beloit is located in Winnebago County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Beloit <4>
• Rockton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
  • Rockton is located in Winnebago County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockton <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 Allens Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Allens Grove.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Allens Grove ...

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

Adding Allens Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Allens Grove post office opened in 1849.

We also found Allens 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 Allens Grove.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Walworth County: www.co.walworth.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/