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Welcome to Captains Grove ...

Captains Grove is located in Roanoke County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Captains Grove: Captains Grv.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Captains Grove for more information about variations on the name of Captains Grove.

Captains Grove is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Captains Grove: 540 & 826<3>

Communities near Captains Grove ...

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

  • Roanoke
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Salem
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Vinton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Troutville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fincastle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Boones Mill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • New Castle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Buena Vista
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Hanging Rock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
  • Sunset Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunset Village is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Captains Grove ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Roanoke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Captains Grove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Captains Grove area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Captains Grove area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.