Indian Grove, Missouri

Indian Grove is an unincorporated community in Chariton County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

The community sits at the intersection of Missouri routes M and F above the west bank of Palmer Creek.[2] Keytesville is seven miles to the southeast.[3]

Facts

Around the Indian Grove area, the elevation is about 800 feet above sea level [1]. 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.[4] The first commercial establishment at Indian Grove opened in 1880.[5]St. Raphael catholic church was dedicated on June 2, 1886, and as of 2024 conducts a mass on the second and fourth Saturday of each month. [6]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Indian Grove, Missouri
  2. ^ Indian Grove, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1949 (1979 rev.)
  3. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 29 ISBN 0899332242
  4. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  5. ^ "Chariton County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ "St. Raphael (Indian Grove) | Diocese of Jefferson City". March 14, 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2024.

39°30′38″N 93°02′06″W / 39.51056°N 93.03500°W / 39.51056; -93.03500


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