Welcome to Elm Grove ...

Elm Grove is located in Lenoir County<1>.

The location of Elm 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 Elm Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1833.

A typical abbreviation for Elm Grove: Elm Grv.

Elm Grove is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Elm Grove is located in the (252) area code.

Communities Also Named Elm Grove ...

While we believe that this Elm Grove is located in Lenoir County, we know of another 3 North Carolina communities named Elm Grove. Those communities are located in the following counties: Bertie, Chatham and Jones County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 30 communities that are also named Elm Grove - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (7), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Elm Grove ...

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

• Kinston
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinston
  • Kinston is located in Lenoir County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinston <4>
• Grifton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grifton
  • Grifton is located in Lenoir County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grifton <4>
• La Grange
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Grange have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
  • La Grange is located in Lenoir County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Grange <4>
• Richlands
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richlands have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
  • Richlands is located in Onslow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richlands <4>
• Pink Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pink Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink Hill
  • Pink Hill is located in Lenoir County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pink Hill <4>
• Hookerton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hookerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookerton
  • Hookerton is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hookerton <4>
• Cove City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove City
  • Cove City is located in Craven County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
• Dover
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Craven County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
• Trenton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <4>
• Seven Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
  • Seven Springs is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seven Springs <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elm Grove ...

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

Adding Elm Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elm 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 Elm Grove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Elm Grove post office opened in 1833.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lenoir County: www.co.lenoir.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/