Welcome to Groveland ...

Groveland is located in Bryan County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Groveland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Groveland is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Groveland: (912)

Communities Also Named Groveland ...

While we believe that this Groveland is located in Bryan County, we know of another 4 Georgia communities named Groveland. Those communities are located in the following counties: Bibb, Chatham, Dougherty and Fayette County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 21 communities that are also named Groveland - they are located in California, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Montana, New York, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Groveland ...

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

• Statesborough
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statesborough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesborough
  • Statesborough is located in Bulloch County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 32,954 people
• Glennville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glennville
  • Glennville is located in Tattnall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,014 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glennville <4>
• Pembroke
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pembroke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
  • Pembroke is located in Bryan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <4>
• Claxton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
  • Claxton is located in Evans County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claxton <4>
• Brooklet
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklet
  • Brooklet is located in Bulloch County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklet <4>
• Trinity
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
  • Trinity is located in Liberty County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,893 people
• Hagan
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagan
  • Hagan is located in Evans County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagan <4>
• Midway
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Midway is located in Tattnall County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 657 people
• Mendes
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendes
  • Mendes is located in Tattnall County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 456 people
• Gum Branch
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
  • Gum Branch is located in Liberty County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Groveland ...

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

Adding Groveland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Groveland post office opened in 1897.

We also found Groveland on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Groveland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Bryan County: www.bryancountyga.org/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/