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Welcome to South Groveland ...

South Groveland is located in Essex County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Groveland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1854.

A typical abbreviation for South Groveland: S. Groveland

South Groveland is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near South Groveland ...

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

  • Lowell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lowell is located in Middlesex County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
  • Lynn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Lynn is located in Essex County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
  • Lawrence
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Lawrence is located in Essex County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
  • Haverhill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Haverhill is located in Essex County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
  • Peabody
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Peabody is located in Essex County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
  • Methuen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Methuen is located in Essex County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
  • Salem
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Salem is located in Essex County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,581 people
  • Billerica
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Billerica is located in Middlesex County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,021 people
  • Beverly
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Beverly is located in Essex County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,242 people
  • Woburn
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Woburn is located in Middlesex County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,135 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 South Groveland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Groveland.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Groveland ...

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

Adding South Groveland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South 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 (so far) for South Groveland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the South Groveland post office opened in 1854. The South Groveland post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Groveland.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Essex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around South Groveland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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/