| Cherry Grove | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Oregon#USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Oregon |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Oregon |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Washington |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.80 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.80 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 503 |
| Population Density Km2: | 179.43 |
| Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
| Utc Offset: | -8 |
| Timezone Dst: | PDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
| Elevation Ft: | 433 |
| Coordinates: | 45.4514°N -123.25°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 97119 |
| Area Code: | 503 and 971 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 41-12850 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2812899 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.08 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.08 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 464.88 |
Cherry Grove is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon, United States. Cherry Grove is situated on the north bank of the Tualatin River near where it exits the Northern Oregon Coast Range and enters Patton Valley.
Cherry Grove was founded by Swedish immigrant August Lovegren in 1911. He had previously operated a lumber mill in Preston, Washington, after arriving in the United States in 1883. He wanted a name for the community that was connected with fruit growing, but his choice of "Appleton" was already taken by a place in Oregon. His cousin then suggested the name of her home of Cherry Grove, Minnesota.
Lovegren established a sawmill in the community and in September 1911 began operating a private electricity grid in Cherry Grove.[2] He used the sawmill's boiler in the operation, and in September 1913 completed a dam on the Tualatin River to create a large log retention pond.[2] In January 1914, a flood destroyed both the dam and the boiler, leaving the community without electricity until Portland General Electric added service in 1935.[2] Cherry Grove's post office ran from 1912 through 1959 when service was transferred to Gaston.[3] [4]