Welcome to Locust Grove ...

Locust Grove is located in Kent County<1>.

The location of Locust Grove has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Locust Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1861.

A typical abbreviation for Locust Grove: Locust Grv.

Locust Grove is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Locust Grove: (410), (443)<4> & (667)

Websites for Locust Grove ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.kentchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Locust Grove, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Locust Grove ...

While we believe that this Locust Grove is located in Kent County, we know of another 5 Maryland communities named Locust Grove. Those communities are located in the following counties: Allegany, Frederick, Garrett, Talbot and Washington County.

Beyond Maryland, there are 39 communities that are also named Locust Grove - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (3), North Carolina, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (6), Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Virginia (5).

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

Communities near Locust Grove ...

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

• Middletown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,765 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <5>
• Aberdeen
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
  • Aberdeen is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <5>
• Havre de Grace
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havre de Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre de Grace
  • Havre de Grace is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havre de Grace <5>
• Smyrna
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
  • Smyrna is located in Kent County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,163 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <5>
• Chestertown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestertown
  • Chestertown is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,001 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chestertown <5>
• Perryville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Perryville is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <5>
• Clayton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Kent County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,630 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <5>
• North East
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North East have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North East
  • North East is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North East <5>
• Townsend
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
  • Townsend is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Townsend <5>
• Charlestown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
  • Charlestown is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlestown <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Locust Grove ...

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

Adding Locust Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Locust Grove post office opened in 1861.

We also found Locust Grove in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Locust Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kent County: www.kentcounty.com/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/