Cherry Grove, Indiana

Cherry Grove, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Cherry Grove is located in Montgomery County, Indiana
Cherry Grove
Cherry Grove
Location in Montgomery County
Coordinates: 40°08′08″N 86°54′16″W / 40.13556°N 86.90444°W / 40.13556; -86.90444
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyMontgomery
TownshipMadison
Elevation
[1]
801 ft (244 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47933
Area code765
FIPS code18-12304[2]
GNIS feature ID432442[1]

Cherry Grove, formerly Cherry Grove Station,[3] is an unincorporated community in Madison Township, Montgomery County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

Cherry Grove was established in 1851 as a railroad switch. The community was likely named after the wild cherry trees in the area.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cherry Grove, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Andreas, Alfred Theodore (1876). "Montgomery County". Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana. Chicago: Baskin, Forster & Company.
  4. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 93. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.


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