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Welcome to Myrtle Grove ...

Myrtle Grove is located in Plaquemines Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Myrtle Grove, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

A typical abbreviation for Myrtle Grove: Myrtle Grv.

Myrtle Grove is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Myrtle Grove: 504

Communities Also Named Myrtle Grove ...

While we believe that this Myrtle Grove is located in Plaquemines Parish, we know of another 3 Louisiana communities named Myrtle Grove. Those communities are located in the following parishes: Iberville, Saint Bernard and Terrebonne Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 9 communities that are also named Myrtle Grove - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, New Jersey, North Carolina and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Myrtle Grove ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Myrtle Grove ...

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

Adding Myrtle Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Myrtle 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 (so far) for Myrtle Grove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Myrtle Grove post office opened in 1882. The Myrtle Grove post office closed in 1954.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Plaquemines, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Myrtle 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/