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Census-designated place
Middle Grove, Missouri Location in Missouri Show map of Missouri Middle Grove, Missouri Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Monroe
Area
• Total	0.56 sq mi (1.44 km2)
• Land	0.56 sq mi (1.44 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	807 ft (246 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	57
• Density	102.33/sq mi (39.51/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code	65263 (Madison)
FIPS code	29-47846
GNIS feature ID	2806416

Middle Grove is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Monroe County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 57.

History

The community was settled in 1830 and founded by John C. Milligan and Jacob Whittenburg. The community was named due to its location in the center of a rural district. 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.

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

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.

Geography

Middle Grove is in southwestern Monroe County, 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Madison, 10 miles (16 km) east of Moberly, and 19 miles (31 km) southwest of Paris, the Monroe county seat.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Middle Grove CDP has an area of 0.56 square miles (1.45 km²), all land. Milligan Creek forms the eastern border of the community, flowing north toward the Elk Fork of the Salt River.

Demographics

Notable people

• Xenophon Overton Pindall (1873-1935), member of Arkansas House of Representatives and Arkansas State Senate; Acting Governor of Arkansas