Coordinates: 40°08′08″N 86°54′16″W / 40.13556°N 86.90444°W / 40.13556; -86.90444

Cherry Grove, Indiana

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Cherry Grove, Indiana
Coordinates: 40°08′08″N 86°54′16″W / 40.13556°N 86.90444°W / 40.13556; -86.90444
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyMontgomery
TownshipMadison
Elevation801 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. 1.0 1.1 1.2 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.