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Welcome to Grooverville ...

Grooverville is located in Brooks County<1>.


The location of Grooverville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Grooverville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1833.

Grooverville is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Grooverville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Grooverville: (229)

Communities near Grooverville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Grooverville.

  • Thomasville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Fodie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fodie
    • Fodie is located in Brooks County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 5,037 people
  • Quitman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Monticello
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Boston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Newark
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
    • Newark is located in Thomas County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 783 people
  • Pavo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Barwick
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Tallokas ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallokas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallokas
    • Tallokas is located in Brooks County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 171 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Grooverville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grooverville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Grooverville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grooverville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Grooverville. See our Newspapers Page for Grooverville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grooverville ...

Looking for more information about Grooverville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Grooverville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Grooverville.

Adding Grooverville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grooverville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Grooverville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Grooverville post office opened in 1833.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grooverville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grooverville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Brooks County: www.brooks-county.org/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Brooks, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grooverville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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