Welcome to Laurel Grove ...

Laurel Grove is located in Clay County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Laurel Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1866.

A typical abbreviation for Laurel Grove: Laurel Grv.

Laurel Grove is near sea level<3>.

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

Laurel Grove is located in the (904) area code.

Websites for Laurel Grove ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.claychamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Laurel Grove, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Laurel Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Laurel Grove - they are located in Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia (4).

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

Communities near Laurel Grove ...

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

• Jacksonville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville is located in Duval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 920,570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <4>
• Green Cove Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove Springs
  • Green Cove Springs is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Cove Springs <4>
• Baldwin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • Baldwin is located in Duval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin <4>
• Penney Farms
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penney Farms
  • Penney Farms is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 839 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penney Farms <4>
• Lakeside
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
  • Lakeside is located in Clay County
• Doctors Inlet
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctors Inlet
  • Doctors Inlet is located in Clay County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doctors Inlet <4>
• Fruit Cove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit Cove
  • Fruit Cove is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruit Cove <4>
• Loretto
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
  • Loretto is located in Duval County
• Saint Johns
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
  • Saint Johns is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Johns <4>
• Jacksonville Heights
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville Heights
  • Jacksonville Heights is located in Duval County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Laurel Grove ...

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

Adding Laurel Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Laurel Grove 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 Laurel Grove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Laurel Grove post office opened in 1866.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clay County: www.claycountygov.com/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/