Welcome to Groos ...

Groos is located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Groos is located in Delta County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Groos, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

Groos is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Groos (for example, toward Norway), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Groos: 906

Communities near Groos ...

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

• Escanaba
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Escanaba is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escanaba
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Escanaba <3>
• Gladstone
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Gladstone is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladstone <3>
• Chaison
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Chaison is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaison
• Chandler
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Chandler is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
• Kipling
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kipling is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipling
• Hyde
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hyde is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
• Brampton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Brampton is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brampton
• Cornell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cornell is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornell <3>
• Narenta
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Narenta is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narenta
• Ford River
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Ford River is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford River

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Groos ...

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

Adding Groos to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Groos 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 Groos was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Groos post office opened in 1900. The Groos post office closed in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Groos.