Welcome to Spruce Grove ...

Spruce Grove is located in Lancaster County<1>.

The location of Spruce 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 Spruce Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

A typical abbreviation for Spruce Grove: Spruce Grv.

Spruce Grove is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Spruce Grove: (717)

Communities Also Named Spruce Grove ...

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

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

Communities near Spruce Grove ...

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

• Newark
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <4>
• Elkton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <4>
• Havre de Grace
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havre de Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre de Grace
  • Havre de Grace is located in Harford County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havre de Grace <4>
• Coatesville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Kennett Square
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennett Square
  • Kennett Square is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennett Square <4>
• Oxford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
• Perryville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Perryville is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <4>
• Parkesburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkesburg
  • Parkesburg is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkesburg <4>
• North East
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North East have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North East
  • North East is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North East <4>
• Strasburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
  • Strasburg is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <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 Spruce Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Spruce Grove.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spruce Grove ...

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

Adding Spruce Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Spruce Grove post office opened in 1875.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Spruce 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 State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/