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Welcome to Allegany Grove ...

Allegany Grove is located in Allegany County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Allegany Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

A typical abbreviation for Allegany Grove: Allegany Grv.

Allegany Grove is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Allegany Grove: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Communities near Allegany Grove ...

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

  • Cumberland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Frostburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Keyser
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyser
    • Keyser is located in Mineral County (WV)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,863 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keyser <4>
  • Meyersdale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Westernport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lonaconing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Grantsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Hyndman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyndman have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyndman
    • Hyndman is located in Bedford County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyndman <4>
  • Piedmont
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Salisbury
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Allegany Grove ...

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

Adding Allegany Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Allegany 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 Allegany Grove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Allegany Grove post office opened in 1902.

We also found Allegany Grove in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Allegany, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Allegany Grove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Allegany Grove area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Allegany Grove area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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