Welcome to Groveton ...

Groveton is located in Prince William County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Groveton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1832.

Groveton is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Groveton: (703) & (571)<4>

Communities Also Named Groveton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Groveton: This one is located in Prince William County and the other is located in Fairfax County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 7 communities that are also named Groveton - they are located in Michigan, New Hampshire, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Dakota and Texas.

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

Communities near Groveton ...

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

• Manassas
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassas
  • Manassas is located in Manassas City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassas <5>
• Herndon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
  • Herndon is located in Fairfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herndon <5>
• Fairfax
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
  • Fairfax is located in Fairfax City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <5>
• Manassas Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manassas Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassas Park
  • Manassas Park is located in Manassas Park City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassas Park <5>
• Vienna
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Vienna is located in Fairfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <5>
• Warrenton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
  • Warrenton is located in Fauquier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrenton <5>
• Haymarket
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haymarket have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymarket
  • Haymarket is located in Prince William County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haymarket <5>
• Occoquan
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Occoquan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occoquan
  • Occoquan is located in Fairfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Occoquan <5>
• Middleburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
  • Middleburg is located in Loudoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburg <5>
• Clifton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Fairfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Groveton ...

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

Adding Groveton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Groveton 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 Groveton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Groveton post office opened in 1832.

We also found Groveton in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Groveton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Prince William County: www.pwcgov.org/

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