Fair Grove is a city in Greene County, Missouri whose population was 1,393 at the 2010 census. Southwest Missouri Realty is proud to offer prime real estate for sale in this area.
The most notable event that takes place in Fair Grove each year is the Fair Grove Heritage Reunion. This always takes place the last full weekend in September. This festival has its roots in the Fair Grove Arts and Crafts Festival which started in 1978. Dan and Betty Manning organized a gathering of 12 local craftsmen to sell their wares on the square.
That first year, Granny Poke, in a bedraggled cook shack, fired up her wood stove to cook a batch of brown beans, poke greens, homemade fruit cobbler and cornbread. A short parade began the two-day event, with a small crowd attending. A few men of the town gathered at the mill to learn log splitting and shingle riving, and Sassafras tea, paw paws and hickory nuts were available, just for the asking. Though the community and real estate for sale in the area has changed since then, Fair Grove still has that welcoming, small town feel.
Since those early years, the organizers of that first festival have seen many changes and improvements. Today, the crowd estimate during the Fair Grove Heritage Reunion is 40,000 to 50,000 on Saturday and around 30,000 on Sunday. The number of booths have increased to almost 400, with many featuring demonstrations, such as weaving, bobbin lace and soap making. The two-day event still includes a parade and a church service in front of the historic mill.
Activities abound throughout the show area. Some of the favorites include corn grinding in the Boegel & Hine Flour Mill, working draft teams, an antique tractor rodeo, horse and mule obstacle course and wheat threshing. Primitive gasoline engines and steam-powered engines are furnished through the Early Day Gas Engines and Tractor Association, Branch 16 and The Ozark Steam Engine Association. Demonstrations of corn shredders and a corn shellers also occur throughout the day.
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There are many other community-oriented events and activities in the fair Grove area and the fantastic real estate for sale makes the city even more inviting for homeowners looking to relocate. Browse our real estate listings to find beautiful acreage for sale, commercial real estate, luxury homes for sale and more. Contact one of our experienced realtors in the Springfield, MO area for more information.
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620 Potters Road
Fair Grove, MO 65648
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Residential
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1050 State Road Aa
Fair Grove, MO 65648
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Residential
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7293 North Farm Road 189
Fair Grove, MO 65648
N/a
Residential
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5120 East Farm Road 48
Fair Grove, MO 65648
N/a
Residential
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5120 East Farm Road 48
Fair Grove, MO 65648
N/a
Farm
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3672 East Farm Road 26
Fair Grove, MO 65648
Timber Ridge Est
Residential
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2194 East Farm Road 56
Fair Grove, MO 65648
Greene-not In List
Residential
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Reduced -$10,000
143 Sheridan Road
Fair Grove, MO 65648
Dallas-not In List
Residential
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3889 Farm Rd 34
Fair Grove, MO 65648
N/a
Residential
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4139 Farm Road 34
Fair Grove, MO 65648
N/a
Residential
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629 South Magen Street
Fair Grove, MO 65648
Greene-not In List
Residential
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257 Firefly Lane
Fair Grove, MO 65648
N/a
Residential
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690 Red Top Road
Fair Grove, MO 65648
Commercial Industrial
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10681 North Farm Road 173
Fair Grove, MO 65648
N/a
Residential
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133 Sunset Street
Fair Grove, MO 65648
Greene-not In List
Residential
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000 Kellen Street
Fair Grove, MO 65648
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355 East Willow Street
Fair Grove, MO 65648
Seneca Hts
Residential
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357 Kellen Street
Fair Grove, MO 65648
Heritage Hts
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24 West Cherry Street
Fair Grove, MO 65648
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339 East Willow Street
Fair Grove, MO 65648
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367 Northview Circle
Fair Grove, MO 65648
Fair Grove Northview
Residential
Nestled in the heart of Fair Grove, this charming home sits on a spacious two-acre lot. Having been lovingly maintained by the same owner for over ...