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Welcome to Milton Grove ...

Milton Grove is located in Lancaster County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Milton Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

A typical abbreviation for Milton Grove: Milton Grv.

Milton Grove is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Milton Grove is within the (717) area code.

Communities near Milton Grove ...

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

  • Lancaster
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • York
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • York is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,907 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <3>
  • Lebanon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ephrata
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Elizabethtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
    • Elizabethtown is located in Lancaster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,494 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <3>
  • Columbia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
  • Lititz
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • 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 <3>
  • Middletown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Millersville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Joy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Milton Grove ...

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

Adding Milton Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Milton Grove post office opened in 1873.

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

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Milton Grove. 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 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lancaster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Milton Grove - 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/









 

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