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
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Indian Grove, Missouri
- ↑ Indian Grove, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1949 (1979 rev.)
- ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 29 ISBN 0899332242
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
- ↑ "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) - ↑ "St. Raphael (Indian Grove) | Diocese of Jefferson City". March 14, 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
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