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History · Groton Long Point

Groton Long Point’s post office opened in 1914, and 34% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: 2 old photos and papers, maps from 1892 on, and the census since 2000.

1914first post office
0on the National Register
34%homes built before 1940
2old photos & papers
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From Groton Long Point’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Groton Long Point began

When was Groton Long Point founded?

1914

The Groton Long Point post office opened in 1914, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 667 in 20002020 census: 530112 years
Founding year: the first Groton Long Point post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Groton Long Point’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 2 old photos are in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18926 editions of the USGS map, 1892 to 1984. Watch Groton Long Point change.Old housesHalf of Groton Long Point’s homes were built before 1958.
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Start Groton Long Point’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Groton Long Point’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewCottages along the shore -- Groton Long…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
On the map

Groton Long Point on the map, 1892 to 1984

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Groton Long Point. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Groton Long Point on the 1892 USGS mapGroton Long Point on the 1921 USGS mapGroton Long Point on the 1938 USGS mapGroton Long Point on the 1958 USGS mapGroton Long Point on the 1970 USGS mapGroton Long Point on the 1984 USGS map1892New London sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Groton Long Point.

The story so far

Groton Long Point, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Groton Long Point yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Groton Long Point (GLP) is located within the town of Groton, on Fishers Island Sound, in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The year-round population was 518 at the 2010 census. The area is administered by the Groton Long Point Association (GLPA), a public association that was established by Special Act of the Connecticut Legislature in 1921. The act is the charter of the GLPA and enables the Association to tax and issue bonds to provide services independent of the town of Groton; typically, such municipal corporations provided services that the larger township could not or would not provide. Pursuant to the act, the GLPA has the same governmental powers as a borough. Today, su…

Its first post office opened in 1914. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 518 to 530 (+2%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Groton Long Point, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1930s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1930s2 items
Cottages along the shore -- Groton Long Point, Conn (88170)c. 1930Cottages along the shore -- Groton Long Point, Conn (…Lagoon, Groton Long Point, Conn (88171)c. 1930Lagoon, Groton Long Point, Conn (88171)
1940s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today10 recent
Yacht Club, Outer Lagoon2015Yacht Club, Outer LagoonWetlands2015WetlandsSouth Beach, GLP2015South Beach, GLPSouth Beach - GLP2015South Beach - GLPGroton Long Point Yacht Club2015Groton Long Point Yacht ClubBoardwalk, GLP2015Boardwalk, GLPSwans, Sunrise2014Swans, SunriseSunrise GLP2014Sunrise GLPGroton Long Point - East Shore2014Groton Long Point - East ShoreGroton Long Point - East Dock2014Groton Long Point - East Dock
Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

Cottages along the shore -- Groton Long Point, Conn (88170)
Retake this viewCottages along the shore -- Groton Long Point, Conn (88170), c. 1930

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Groton Long Point’s page.

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People over time

Groton Long Point, census by census

010020030040050060070020002020Peak: 667

Between 518 and 667 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Groton Long Point’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Groton Long Point

Nobody well known was born in Groton Long Point itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Ruth BuzziAmerican actress, comedian, and singer · b. 1936
Amy BrennemanAmerican actress · b. 1964
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Cassie VenturaAmerican singer, dancer, actress, and model · b. 1986
Glenne HeadlyAmerican actress · b. 1955
Nathaniel PalmerAmerican explorer · b. 1799
Elizabeth KostovaAmerican writer · b. 1964

Questions about Groton Long Point’s history

What year was Groton Long Point founded?

The Groton Long Point post office opened in 1914, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (12), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.