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Welcome to Laurel Grove ...

Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Laurel Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1831.

A typical abbreviation for Laurel Grove: Laurel Grv.

Laurel Grove is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Laurel Grove: 434

Communities Also Named Laurel Grove ...

While we believe that this Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County, we know of another 3 Virginia communities named Laurel Grove. Those communities are located in the following counties: Fairfax, Westmoreland and Wise County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 11 communities that are also named Laurel Grove - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Laurel Grove ...

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

  • Danville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • South Boston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Chatham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
    • Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
  • Halifax
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Milton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Milton is located in Caswell County (NC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <3>
  • Elmo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
    • Elmo is located in Halifax County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Elmo
    • From Laurel Grove to Elmo
  • Kentuck
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kentuck. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
    • Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Kentuck
    • From Laurel Grove to Kentuck
  • Beaver Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Delila
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delila. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delila
    • Delila is located in Halifax County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Delila
    • From Laurel Grove to Delila
  • Henrys Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Laurel Grove ...

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

Adding Laurel Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Laurel 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 Laurel Grove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Laurel Grove post office opened in 1831.

We also found Laurel Grove in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

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

The official website for Pittsylvania County: www.pittgov.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Pittsylvania, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Laurel Grove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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