| Official Name: | Middle Grove, Missouri |
| Pushpin Map: | Missouri#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Middle Grove |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Missouri |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Monroe |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.44 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.44 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.56 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.56 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 57 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 102.33 |
| Population Density Km2: | 39.51 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 807 |
| Coordinates: | 39.395°N -92.2722°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 65263 (Madison) |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 29-47846 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2806416 |
Middle Grove is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Monroe County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 57.[2]
The community was settled in 1830[3] and founded by John C. Milligan and Jacob Whittenburg.[4] The community was named due to its location in the center of a rural district.[5] A post office called Middle Grove was established in 1835, the name was changed to "Middlegrove" in 1894, and the post office closed in 1907.[6]
In 1942, heavy rains hit the community, forcing residents onto rooftops to await help.[7]
In 1979, Melvin Lute was stabbed and shot in his Middle Grove trailer home. His wife Shirley and son Roy were charged with the murder.[8]
Middle Grove is in southwestern Monroe County, 8miles southwest of Madison, 10miles east of Moberly, and southwest of Paris, the Monroe county seat.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Middle Grove CDP has an area of 0.56sqmi, all land.[1] Milligan Creek forms the eastern border of the community, flowing north toward the Elk Fork of the Salt River.