Pilot Grove, Iowa Explained

Pilot Grove, Iowa
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Iowa#USA
Pushpin Label:Pilot Grove
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Iowa##Location in the United States
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Iowa
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Lee
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2000
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:643
Coordinates:40.7628°N -91.5369°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:52648
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:460145[1]

Pilot Grove is an unincorporated community in northern Lee County, Iowa, United States. It lies along local roads northwest of the city of Fort Madison, the county seat of Lee County.[2] Its elevation is 643 feet (196 m).

History

Although Pilot Grove is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 52648,[3] which opened on May 1, 1837. There has not always been a Pilot Grove post office since that date: it was discontinued on June 30, 1894, and when it was reestablished on August 7, 1895, it was under the name of Overton. The name was not restored to Pilot Grove until March 19, 1908.

Pilot Grove was laid out in 1858.[4] Its population in 1925 was 65.[5] The population was 65 in 1940.[6]

Pilot Grove is part of the Fort Madison - Keokuk, IA-MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Notes and References

  1. 460145. Pilot Grove, Iowa.
  2. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 39.
  3. http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=52648 Zip Code Lookup
  4. Book: The History of Lee County, Iowa . Western Historical Company . 1879 . 679.
  5. Book: Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States,territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions . 1925 . Rand McNally & Company . 190 . en.
  6. Book: The Attorneys List . United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department . 1940 . 309 . en.