Welcome to Grove ...

Grove is primarily located in James City County<1>. A portion of Grove extends into York County.

The location of 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 Grove, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Grove is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Grove: (757)

Communities Also Named Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 39 communities that are also named Grove - they are located in Arkansas, California (2), Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maine, Maryland (3), Michigan (2), Nebraska, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (3), Quebec, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Vermont, Washington and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Grove ...

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

• Newport News
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport News
  • Newport News is located in Newport News City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,062 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport News <4>
• Williamsburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Williamsburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <4>
• Poquoson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poquoson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquoson
  • Poquoson is located in Poquoson City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poquoson <4>
• Smithfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Smithfield is located in Isle of Wight County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <4>
• Claremont
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claremont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
  • Claremont is located in Surry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
• Surry
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surry
  • Surry is located in Surry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surry <4>
• Lackey
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
  • Lackey is located in York County
• Lee Hall
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
  • Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
• Yorktown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
  • Yorktown is located in York County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yorktown <4>
• Country Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
  • Country Village is located in Gloucester County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grove ...

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

Adding Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 Grove was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grove.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for James City County: www.james-city.va.us/

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