THE SQUAW GROVE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Illinois/Indiana Prairies setting.
Squaw Grove township has 35 square miles of land in DeKalb County. Its Census reference point is in Illinois/Indiana Prairies, within Central Corn Belt Plains.
Glaciated plains historically supported tallgrass prairie mixed with oak and hickory woodland. Dark prairie soils and broad farming landscapes distinguish much of the Central Corn Belt.
Regional context: Central Corn Belt Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Squaw Grove and DeKalb County
Squaw Grove is associated with DeKalb County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Squaw Grove by land and water
The Census records 0.17 square miles of water within Squaw Grove, or 0.5% of its total area. That share is close to DeKalb County’s 0.5%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Squaw Grove township has 40.8 times the land area of nearby Hinckley village (0.86 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

