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Welcome to Grogan ...

Grogan is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Grogan is located in Texas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grogan, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.

Grogan is 1,300 feet [396 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Grogan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Grogan - they are located in Georgia, Minnesota, Ohio and Texas.

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

Communities near Grogan ...

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

  • Mountain View
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Willow Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Houston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Cabool
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Summersville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Raymondville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Elk Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Elk Creek is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
  • Solo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Solo is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
  • Hattie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hattie is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattie
  • Eunice
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grogan ...

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

Adding Grogan to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Grogan post office opened in 1897. The Grogan post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grogan.

Footnotes ...

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