Welcome to East Groveland ...
East Groveland is located in Livingston County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of East Groveland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1836.
A typical abbreviation for East Groveland: E. Groveland
East Groveland is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: East Groveland lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for East Groveland: 585
Websites for East Groveland ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.livchamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to East Groveland, the following might be of interest:
Communities near East Groveland ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Groveland.
- Geneseo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dansville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dansville
- Dansville is located in Livingston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dansville <3>
- Perry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Perry is located in Wyoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <3>
- Avon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Avon is located in Livingston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
- Warsaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Honeoye Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Morris
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Caledonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lima
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Scottsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Scottsville is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,900 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <3>
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 East Groveland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Groveland.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Groveland. 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 East Groveland.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Groveland. See our Newspapers Page for East Groveland.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Groveland ...
Looking for more information about East Groveland? 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 East Groveland, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Groveland.
Adding East Groveland to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of East Groveland 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 East Groveland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the East Groveland post office opened in 1836. The East Groveland post office closed in 1903.
For more details, see References and Mentions for East Groveland.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Livingston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Groveland - 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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |