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Welcome to Elk Grove ...

Elk Grove is located in Lafayette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elk Grove, you might consider that their post office opened in 1831.

A typical abbreviation for Elk Grove: Elk Grv.

Elk Grove is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Elk Grove: 608 & 353<3>

Communities Also Named Elk Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Elk Grove - they are located in California (2), Missouri and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Elk Grove ...

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

  • Dubuque
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Platteville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Platteville is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platteville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,650 people
  • Galena
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Mineral Point
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Darlington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Darlington is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,317 people
  • Cuba City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cuba City is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,047 people
  • East Dubuque
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hazel Green
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Hazel Green is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
  • Shullsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Shullsburg is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shullsburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
  • Dickeyville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Dickeyville is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 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 Elk Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elk Grove.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elk Grove ...

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

Adding Elk Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elk 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 (so far) for Elk Grove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Elk Grove post office opened in 1831. The Elk Grove post office closed in 1905.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Lafayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elk Grove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 608 code has been Overlayed with the 353 area code. New phone numbers in the Elk Grove area will be assigned with one of these codes: 608 or 353. As a result, placing a call in the Elk Grove area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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