Welcome to Groveland ...

Groveland is located in McPherson County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Groveland, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Groveland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Groveland is 1,470 feet [448 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Groveland lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Groveland is within the boundaries of the (620) area code.

Communities Also Named Groveland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Groveland - they are located in California, Florida, Georgia (5), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, 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.

• Hutchinson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
  • Hutchinson is located in Reno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,209 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutchinson <4>
• McPherson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson
  • McPherson is located in McPherson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McPherson <4>
• Hesston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesston
  • Hesston is located in Harvey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hesston <4>
• Lindsborg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsborg
  • Lindsborg is located in McPherson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,276 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindsborg <4>
• Moundridge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundridge
  • Moundridge is located in McPherson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moundridge <4>
• Inman
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inman have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
  • Inman is located in McPherson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,324 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inman <4>
• Buhler
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhler
  • Buhler is located in Reno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
  • Buhler has also been known as:
  • Tulip Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buhler <4>
• Galva
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galva have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galva
  • Galva is located in McPherson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galva <4>
• Burrton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrton
  • Burrton is located in Harvey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
• Canton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in McPherson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <4>

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.<6>

From that list, the Groveland post office opened in 1874.

We also found Groveland in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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 McPherson County: www.mcphersoncountyks.us/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/