North Grove, Indiana Explained

Official Name:North Grove, Indiana
Pushpin Map:Indiana#USA
Pushpin Label:North Grove
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Miami
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Harrison
Area Footnotes:[1]
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Sq Mi:0.13
Area Land Sq Mi:0.13
Area Water Sq Mi:0.0
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:40.6131°N -85.9653°W
Elevation Ft:824
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:46911 (Amboy)
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-54792[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2830466

North Grove is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Harrison Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

North Grove was originally called "Moorefield" when it was laid out in 1854 by William North.[3] The name was changed to "North Grove" at about the time the Pan Handle Railroad arrived in the town in 1867.[4] A post office was established at North Grove in 1868, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1934.[5]

Geography

North Grove is located in southeastern Miami County. Indiana State Road 19 passes the northeast border of the CDP, leading northwest to Peru, the county seat, and southeast 2.5miles to Amboy. Kokomo is to the southwest.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the North Grove CDP has an area of 0.13sqmi, all land.[1] Walnut Creek runs along the eastern edge of the community, leading north to Pipe Creek, which flows northwest to the Wabash River at Lewisburg.

References

  1. Web site: 2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Indiana . United States Census Bureau . April 18, 2023.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  3. Book: History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present . Brant & Fuller . 1887 . 610.
  4. Book: History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests . Lewis Pub. . Bodurtha, Arthur Lawrence . 1914 . 197.
  5. Web site: Miami County . Jim Forte Postal History . 22 August 2015.