Middle Grove, Missouri
Unincorporated community
Location of Middle Grove shown in Missouri
Location of Middle Grove shown in Missouri
Coordinates: 39°23′42″N 92°16′20″W / 39.39500°N 92.27222°W / 39.39500; -92.27222
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyMonroe
Area
[1]
 • Total0.56 sq mi (1.44 km2)
 • Land0.56 sq mi (1.44 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
807 ft (246 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total57
 • Density102.33/sq mi (39.51/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code29-47846
GNIS feature ID2806416[2]

Middle Grove is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Missouri, United States.

History

The community was settled in 1830,[3] and founded by John C. Milligan and Jacob Whittenburg.[4] The community was named due to its location in the center of a rural district.[5] A post office called Middle Grove was established in 1835, the name was changed to Middlegrove in 1894, and the post office closed in 1907.[6]

In 1942, heavy rains hit the community, forcing residents onto rooftops to await help.[7]

In 1979, Melvin Lute was stabbed and shot in his Middle Grove trailer home. His wife Shirley and son Roy were charged with the murder.[8]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202057—
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Middle Grove, Missouri
  3. ^ Campbell, Robert Allen (1873). Campbell's Gazetteer of Missouri. R.A. Campbell.
  4. ^ The Missouri State Gazetteer and Business Directory. Sutherland & McEvoy. 1860.
  5. ^ "Monroe County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  6. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  7. ^ "Central Missouri is Hit Hard". St. Joseph News-Press. June 26, 1942. p. 2.
  8. ^ "Murder Conviction Overturned". Nevada Daily Mail. November 13, 1980. p. 3.
  9. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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Municipalities and communities of Monroe County, Missouri, United States
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