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Welcome to Groningen ...

Groningen is located in Pine County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Groningen, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.

Groningen is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Groningen lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Groningen ...

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

  • Sandstone
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hinckley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Sturgeon Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Willow River
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Askov
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Finlayson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Rutledge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Rutledge is located in Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
  • Brook Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Brook Park is located in Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
  • Bruno
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bruno is located in Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
  • McGrath
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Groningen ...

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

Adding Groningen to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Groningen post office opened in 1896. The Groningen post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Groningen.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Pine, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Groningen - 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>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/