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Welcome to Groom Creek ...

Groom Creek is located in Yavapai County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Groom Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

A typical abbreviation for Groom Creek: Groom Crk. (or less commonly used: Groom Ck. or Groom Cr.)

Groom Creek is 6,260 feet [1,908 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Groom Creek is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Groom Creek lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Area Code for Groom Creek: 928

Communities near Groom Creek ...

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

  • Prescott Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Prescott
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Chino Valley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Dewey - Humboldt
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Dewey - Humboldt is located in Yavapai County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey - Humboldt
    • Estimated population in 2015: 3,988 people
  • Miller Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Miller Valley is located in Yavapai County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Valley
  • Palace Station ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Palace Station is located in Yavapai County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palace Station
  • McCabe ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • McCabe is located in Yavapai County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCabe
  • Granite Dells
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Granite Dells is located in Yavapai County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Dells
  • Poland Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Poland Junction is located in Yavapai County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Junction
  • Wilhoit
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Wilhoit is located in Yavapai County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhoit

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Groom Creek ...

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

Adding Groom Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Groom Creek 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 (so far) for Groom Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Groom Creek post office opened in 1901. The Groom Creek post office closed in 1942.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Groom Creek.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Yavapai, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Groom Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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