We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Grove Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grove Beach.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Grove Beach. 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 Beach.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Grove Beach. See our Newspapers Page for Grove Beach.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grove Beach ...
Looking for more information about Grove Beach? 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 Beach, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Grove Beach.
Adding Grove Beach to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Grove Beach 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 Grove Beach was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Grove Beach post office opened in 1884. The Grove Beach post office closed in 1943.
If you're interested in how the shape of Connecticut's counties, including Middlesex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
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The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grove Beach - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
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When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 860 code has been Overlayed with the 959 area code. New phone numbers in the Grove Beach area will be assigned with one of these codes: 860 or 959. As a result, placing a call in the Grove Beach area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
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A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at: