Welcome to East Groton ...

East Groton is located in Middlesex County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Groton, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for East Groton: E. Groton

East Groton is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near East Groton ...

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

• Lowell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Lowell is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
• Nashua
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Nashua is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <3>
• Lawrence
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Lawrence is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
• Methuen
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Methuen is located in Essex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
• Billerica
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Billerica is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billerica
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,021 people
• Leominster
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Leominster is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leominster
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
• Fitchburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 people
• Andover
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Andover is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,554 people
• Chelmsford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelmsford
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,528 people
• Derry
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Derry is located in Rockingham County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derry <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Groton ...

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

Adding East Groton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Groton 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 East Groton was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Groton.