Welcome to Groffdale ...

Groffdale is located in Lancaster County<1>.

The location of Groffdale has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Groffdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Groffdale is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Groffdale is located in the (717) area code.

Communities near Groffdale ...

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

• Reading
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
  • Reading is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading <4>
• Lancaster
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• Ephrata
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephrata
  • Ephrata is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ephrata <4>
• Coatesville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatesville
  • Coatesville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coatesville <4>
• Wyomissing
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyomissing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomissing
  • Wyomissing is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyomissing <4>
• Columbia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Lititz
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lititz
  • Lititz is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lititz <4>
• Millersville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
  • Millersville is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersville <4>
• Mount Joy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
  • Mount Joy is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Joy <4>
• Shillington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shillington
  • Shillington is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shillington <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 Groffdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Groffdale.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Groffdale ...

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

Adding Groffdale to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Groffdale post office opened in 1892.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Groffdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lancaster County: www.co.lancaster.pa.us/

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