Welcome to Union Grove ...

Union Grove is located in Lancaster County<1>.

The location of Union 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 Union Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

A typical abbreviation for Union Grove: Union Grv.

Union Grove is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Union Grove: (717)

Communities Also Named Union Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Union Grove - they are located in Alabama (5), Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (3), Tennessee (6), Texas (4) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Union Grove ...

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

• Reading
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (15 miles [24.1 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Lititz
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Downingtown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downingtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downingtown
  • Downingtown is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downingtown <4>
• New Holland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
  • New Holland is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <4>
• Shillington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Birdsboro
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsboro
  • Birdsboro is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birdsboro <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 Union Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Union Grove.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Union Grove ...

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

Adding Union Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Union Grove post office opened in 1910.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Union 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/