Welcome to Grotons ...

Grotons is located in Accomack County<1>.

The location of Grotons has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grotons, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Grotons is near sea level<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Grotons: (757)

Communities near Grotons ...

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

• Pocomoke City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocomoke City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomoke City
  • Pocomoke City is located in Worcester County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
  • Former names for Pocomoke City:
  • New Town
  • Stevens Landing
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocomoke City <4>
• Princess Anne
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princess Anne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess Anne
  • Princess Anne is located in Somerset County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princess Anne <4>
• Chincoteague
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chincoteague have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chincoteague
  • Chincoteague is located in Accomack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,866 people
• Crisfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crisfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisfield
  • Crisfield is located in Somerset County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crisfield <4>
• Onancock
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onancock
  • Onancock is located in Accomack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onancock <4>
• Parksley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parksley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksley
  • Parksley is located in Accomack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 805 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parksley <4>
• Onley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onley
  • Onley is located in Accomack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 499 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onley <4>
• Accomac
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Accomac have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accomac
  • Accomac is located in Accomack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
• Melfa
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melfa
  • Melfa is located in Accomack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melfa <4>
• Bloxom
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloxom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloxom
  • Bloxom is located in Accomack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloxom <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 Grotons. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grotons.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grotons ...

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

Adding Grotons to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Grotons post office opened in 1897.

We also found Grotons on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grotons.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Accomack County: www.co.accomack.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/