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Welcome to Grove Hill ...

Grove Hill is located in Page County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Grove Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

Grove Hill is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Grove Hill: (540)

Communities Also Named Grove Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Grove Hill - they are located in Alabama (2), Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, New Brunswick, North Carolina and Quebec.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Grove Hill.

Communities near Grove Hill ...

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

  • Harrisonburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Luray
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Broadway
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Elkton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
    • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <4>
  • Timberville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • New Market
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Mount Jackson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
    • Mount Jackson is located in Shenandoah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,144 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Jackson <4>
  • Stanley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
    • Stanley is located in Page County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,676 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <4>
  • Dayton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Dayton is located in Rockingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <4>
  • Stanardsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanardsville
    • Stanardsville is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanardsville <4>

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 Grove Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grove Hill.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Grove Hill. 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 Grove Hill.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grove Hill ...

Looking for more information about Grove Hill? 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 Grove Hill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Grove Hill.

Adding Grove Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grove Hill 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 Grove Hill was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Grove Hill in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grove Hill.

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

The official website for Page County: www.co.page.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Page, 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 Grove Hill - 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.









 

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