Grovertown, Indiana

Grovertown, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Grovertown Post Office, December 2021
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Coordinates: 41°22′30″N 86°30′17″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Starke
Township	Oregon
Elevation [1]	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

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

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

Demographics

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

See also

Indiana portal

References

1. 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.

External link

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