Grove Park was established in the early 1880s on the Florida Southern Railway. In 1888, the community had 250 residents, a railroad station, post office, two stores, a hotel, school, church and a saw and planing mill. The 60-to-80-foot (18 to 24 m) wide streets were laid out in a rectangular grid, and were graded.[2][3]
The post office was opened in 1883, and closed in 1958.[4]
^Ashby, J. W. (1888). "Cities, Towns and Post Offices". Alachua, the Garden County of Florida. New York: The South Publishing Company. Retrieved June 9, 2021.