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.
6. "St. Raphael (Indian Grove) | Diocese of Jefferson City". March 14, 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2024.

39°30′38″N 93°02′06″W