Mulberry Grove

History

Mulberry Grove has existed under the names Bucktown, Houston and Shakerag. A post office was established in 1834. In 1841, Mulberry Grove was platted by Francis Gill. Mulberry Grove was incorporated as a village in 1857.

Geography

Mulberry Grove is located along Illinois Route 140 approximately one mile north of I-70. Greenville lies about seven miles to the west-southwest and Vandalia is about nine miles to the east-northeast. Owl Creek flows past the north side of town and joins Hurricane Creek about 1.5 mile to the east in adjacent Fayette County. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Mulberry Grove has a total area of , of which (or 99.12%) is land and (or 0.88%) is water.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  799
• Turkey Vulture

  Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  781
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  764
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  668
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  599
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  571
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  570
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  566

Most recent

• M 3.8 — 2026-01-20
  4 km NW of Ohlman, Illinois
• M 3.26 — 2025-05-13
  7 km SSW of Lerna, Illinois
• M 2.81 — 2024-03-28
  1 km NNE of Germantown, Illinois
• M 2.53 — 2024-03-05
  6 km ENE of Pinckneyville, Illinois
• M 3.07 — 2023-12-18
  5 km WNW of Waltonville, Illinois
• M 2.58 — 2023-10-26
  6 km SSE of Herrick, Illinois