Welcome to Summer Grove ...
Summer Grove is located in Caddo Parish<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Summer Grove, you might consider that their post office opened in 1840.
A typical abbreviation for Summer Grove: Summer Grv.
Summer Grove is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Summer Grove lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Summer Grove lies within the (318) area code.
Communities near Summer Grove ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Summer Grove.
- Shreveport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shreveport
- Shreveport is located in Caddo Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184,786 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shreveport <3>
- Bossier City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bossier City
- Bossier City is located in Bossier Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68,216 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bossier City <3>
- Haughton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haughton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haughton
- Haughton is located in Bossier Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,243 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haughton <3>
- Blanchard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
- Blanchard is located in Caddo Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanchard <3>
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Caddo Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,088 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <3>
- Stonewall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Stonewall is located in De Soto Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,598 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stonewall <3>
- Waskom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waskom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waskom
- Waskom is located in Harrison County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waskom <3>
- Keachi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Keithville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keithville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keithville
- Keithville is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keithville <3>
- Ellerbe Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerbe Woods
- Ellerbe Woods is located in Caddo Parish
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 Summer Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Summer Grove.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Summer 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 Summer Grove.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Summer Grove. See our Newspapers Page for Summer Grove.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Summer Grove ...
Looking for more information about Summer 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 Summer Grove, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Summer Grove.
Adding Summer Grove to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Summer 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 Summer Grove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Summer Grove post office opened in 1840.
We also found Summer Grove in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Summer Grove.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Summer Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Caddo Parish: www.caddo.org/
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Caddo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Summer 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |