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Welcome to Piney Grove ...

Piney Grove is located in Sussex County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Piney Grove: Piney Grv.

Piney Grove is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Piney Grove: 302

Communities Also Named Piney Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named Piney Grove - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (2), Florida, Georgia (2), Kentucky, Maryland (5), Mississippi, North Carolina (5), South Carolina, Tennessee (6), Texas (2) and Virginia (3).

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

Communities near Piney Grove ...

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

  • Milford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Seaford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Georgetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Millsboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Laurel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Delmar
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
    • Delmar is located in Wicomico County (MD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,596 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmar <3>
  • Lewes
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewes
    • Lewes is located in Sussex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,417 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewes <3>
  • Milton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Milton is located in Sussex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,129 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <3>
  • Selbyville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bridgeville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Piney Grove ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Delaware's counties, including Sussex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Piney Grove - 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>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.