THE PLAIN GROVE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Low Lime Drift Plain setting.
Plain Grove township has 17.4 square miles of land in Lawrence County. Its Census reference point is in Low Lime Drift Plain, within Erie Drift Plain.
Low rounded hills, glacial moraines, kettles and wetland areas define the Erie Drift Plain. Its terrain is more varied than nearby flatter farming regions and less rugged than the unglaciated plateaus.
Regional context: Erie Drift Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Plain Grove and Lawrence County
Plain Grove is associated with Lawrence 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.
Plain Grove by land and water
The Census records 0.12 square miles of water within Plain Grove, or 0.7% of its total area. It is 0.6 percentage points lower than the 1.2% recorded for Lawrence County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Plain Grove township has 1.2 times the land area of nearby Liberty township (14.8 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.