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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.

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 (so far) for Laurel Grove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Laurel Grove post office opened in 1831. The Laurel Grove post office closed in 1907.

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

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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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