Welcome to Emerald Grove ...

Emerald Grove is located in Rock County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Emerald Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

A typical abbreviation for Emerald Grove: Emerald Grv.

Emerald Grove is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Emerald Grove: (608)

Communities near Emerald Grove ...

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

• Janesville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
  • Janesville is located in Rock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,664 people
• Beloit
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
  • Beloit is located in Rock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,637 people
• Whitewater
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
  • Whitewater is located in Walworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,993 people
• Fort Atkinson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Atkinson
  • Fort Atkinson is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,372 people
• Roscoe
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
  • Elkhorn is located in Walworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,020 people
• Delavan
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
  • Delavan is located in Walworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,240 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
  (16 miles [25.7 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>
• Milton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Rock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,643 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 Emerald Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Emerald Grove.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Emerald Grove ...

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

Adding Emerald Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Emerald 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 Emerald Grove was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Emerald 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 Emerald Grove.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rock County: www.co.rock.wi.us/

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