Allen's Grove, Wisconsin Explained

Official Name:Allen's Grove, Wisconsin
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community and census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Wisconsin#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Walworth
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:174
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:932
Coordinates:42.5803°N -88.7625°W
Area Code:262
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1560780

Allen's Grove (alternatively spelled Allens Grove, Allen Grove, or Allengrove) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located approximately two miles west of Darien, in the Towns of Darien and Sharon, at 42.5803°N -88.7625°W.[2] [3] [4] It was first named a CDP at the 2020 census, which showed a population of 174.[5]

History

Philip Allen, a Revolutionary War veteran, and his children: Philip Jr., Harvey, Sidney, Pliny, Asa Keyes, and Persis, came from New York in May 1845, to settle in Allen Grove. Sixty-five Allens traveled by canal boat, steamboat, and overland from Kenosha bringing with them material to build four houses, carpenters to build them, a minister, Bibles, and hymnals. The Allens organized the Congregational church here in 1845. They established a preparatory school for Beloit College in 1856. Philip Junior became the first postmaster in 1846. Philip Allen Sr. is buried in Mt. Philip Cemetery, west of here.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2023-01-19 .
  2. http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=6302&term_type_id=2&term_type_text=Places&letter=A "Dictionary of Wisconsin History:Allen's Grove"
  3. http://wisconsin.hometownlocator.com/wi/walworth/allens-grove.cfm Wisconsin Hometown Locator
  4. Web site: Wisconsin Department of Transportation-Walworth County, Wisconsin . 2015-03-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402131936/http://www.dot.state.wi.us/travel/maps/docs/counties/walworth.pdf . 2015-04-02 . dead .
  5. Web site: Allens Grove CDP, Wisconsin. United States Census Bureau. January 19, 2023.
  6. McBride, Sarah Davis. History Just Ahead (Madison:WHS, 1999)