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Welcome to Cherry Grove ...

Cherry Grove is located on Fire Island.

Cherry Grove is located in Suffolk County<1>.


The location of Cherry 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 Cherry Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1922.

A typical abbreviation for Cherry Grove: Cherry Grv.

Cherry Grove is near sea level<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Cherry Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Cherry Grove - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Virginia (2), Washington and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Cherry Grove ...

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

  • Lindenhurst
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Massapequa Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massapequa Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massapequa Park
    • Massapequa Park is located in Nassau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,034 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massapequa Park <4>
  • Mastic Beach
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Patchogue
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Babylon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Lake Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Grove
    • Lake Grove is located in Suffolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,055 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Grove <4>
  • Amityville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Farmingdale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Port Jefferson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Islandia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Islandia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islandia
    • Islandia is located in Suffolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,309 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Islandia <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 Cherry Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cherry Grove.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cherry Grove ...

Looking for more information about Cherry 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Cherry Grove, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cherry Grove.

Adding Cherry Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cherry Grove post office opened in 1922.

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

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

The official website for Suffolk County: www.co.suffolk.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Suffolk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cherry Grove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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