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)
- Gladstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chaison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaison
- Chaison is located in Delta County
- Chandler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Chandler is located in Delta County
- Kipling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipling
- Kipling is located in Delta County
- Hyde
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyde have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
- Hyde is located in Delta County
- Brampton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brampton
- Brampton is located in Delta County
- Cornell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
- Cornell is located in Delta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornell <3>
- Narenta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narenta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narenta
- Narenta is located in Delta County
- Ford River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ford River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford River
- Ford River is located in Delta County
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 for Groos was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Groos post office opened in 1900.
We also found Groos on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Groos.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Delta, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Groos - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |