Grovertown, Indiana
Grovertown, Indiana | |
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 Grovertown Post Office, December 2021 | |
  Grovertown  Grovertown | |
| Coordinates: 41°22′30″N 86°30′17″W / 41.37500°N 86.50472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Starke |
| Township | Oregon |
| Elevation | 725 ft (221 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 46531 |
| Area code | 574 |
| GNIS feature ID | 449664[1] |
Grovertown (also Grover Town or Grovestown) is an unincorporated community in southeastern Oregon Township, Starke County, Indiana, United States.[1]
History
[edit]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
[edit]Grovertown lies along State Road 23 northeast of the city of Knox, the county seat of Starke County.[4]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grovertown, Indiana
- ^ Zip Code Lookup
- ^ "Starke County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
- ^ DeLorme. Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer. 3rd ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 20. ISBN 0-89933-319-2.
External link
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