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Grovertown, Indiana

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Grovertown, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Grovertown Post Office, December 2021
Grovertown Post Office, December 2021
Grovertown is located in Indiana
Grovertown
Grovertown
Grovertown is located in the United States
Grovertown
Grovertown
Coordinates: 41°22′30″N 86°30′17″W / 41.37500°N 86.50472°W / 41.37500; -86.50472
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyStarke
TownshipOregon
Elevation
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725 ft (221 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
46531
Area code574
GNIS feature ID449664[1]

Grovertown (also Grover Town or Grovestown) is an unincorporated community in southeastern Oregon Township, Starke County, Indiana, United States.[1]

History

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Although Grovertown is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 46531.[2] The post office has been in operation since 1859.[3] Grovertown was laid out in the year 1858. The Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne & Chicago Railroad runs through the village, which contains some two hundred inhabitants. It also home of noted philanthropist George Hanson.

Geography

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Grovertown lies along State Road 23 northeast of the city of Knox, the county seat of Starke County.[4]

Demographics

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The United States Census Bureau delineated Grovertown as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey.[5]

See also

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flag Indiana portal

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grovertown, Indiana
  2. ^ Zip Code Lookup
  3. ^ "Starke County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  4. ^ DeLorme. Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer. 3rd ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 20. ISBN 0-89933-319-2.
  5. ^ "2022 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
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