Welcome to Rocky Grove ...

Rocky Grove is located in Venango County<1>.

The location of Rocky 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 Rocky Grove, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

A typical abbreviation for Rocky Grove: Rocky Grv.

Rocky Grove is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Rocky Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Rocky Grove - it's located in Tennessee.

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

Communities near Rocky Grove ...

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

• Oil City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Oil City is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oil City <4>
• Titusville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titusville
  • Titusville is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Titusville <4>
• Knox
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
  • Knox is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <4>
• Cochranton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochranton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochranton
  • Cochranton is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cochranton <4>
• Stoneboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneboro
  • Stoneboro is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 974 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoneboro <4>
• Pleasantville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
  • Pleasantville is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasantville <4>
• Polk
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
  • Polk is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
• Sandy Lake
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Lake
  • Sandy Lake is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Lake <4>
• Emlenton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emlenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emlenton
  • Emlenton is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emlenton <4>
• Hydetown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
  • Hydetown is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 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 Rocky Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rocky Grove.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rocky Grove ...

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

Adding Rocky Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rocky 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 Rocky Grove was on a map titled Road Map for Pennsylvania (from Shell Oil, 1956).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Venango County: www.co.venango.pa.us/

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