Welcome to Elk Grove ...

Elk Grove is primarily located in Columbia County<1>. A portion of Elk Grove extends into Sullivan County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elk Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

A typical abbreviation for Elk Grove: Elk Grv.

Elk Grove is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Elk Grove: 570 & 272<3>

Communities Also Named Elk Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Elk Grove - they are located in California (2), Missouri and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Elk Grove ...

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

• Berwick
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
  • Berwick is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwick <4>
• Harveys Lake
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harveys Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveys Lake
  • Harveys Lake is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harveys Lake <4>
• Millville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
  • Millville is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millville <4>
• Shickshinny
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shickshinny
  • Shickshinny is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shickshinny <4>
• Benton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Benton is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 805 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <4>
• Briar Creek
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Creek
  • Briar Creek is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
• Dushore
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dushore
  • Dushore is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dushore <4>
• Orangeville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
  • Orangeville is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orangeville <4>
• Laporte
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laporte
  • Laporte is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laporte <4>
• New Columbus
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Columbus have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
  • New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elk Grove ...

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

Adding Elk Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elk 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 Elk Grove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Elk Grove post office opened in 1890.

We also found Elk Grove in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiapa.org/county/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/