Indian Grove, Missouri Explained

Indian Grove is an unincorporated community in Chariton County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

The community sits at the intersection of Missouri routes M and F above the west bank of Palmer Creek.^[1] Keytesville is seven miles to the southeast.^[2]

Facts

Around the Indian Grove area, the elevation is about 800 feet above sea level http://roadsidethoughts.com/mo/indian-grove-xx-chariton-profile.htm. It being in the state of Missouri puts it into the Central Time Zone, and it falls into the area code 660.

History

A post office called Indian Grove was established in 1878, and remained in operation until 1906.^[3] The first commercial establishment at Indian Grove opened in 1880.^[4]

References

39.5106°N -93.035°W

Notes and References

1. Indian Grove, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1949 (1979 rev.)
2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 29
3. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 17 September 2016.
4. Web site: Chariton County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 17 September 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070734/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_chariton.html . 24 June 2016 .