Grovertown (also Grover Town or Grovestown) is an

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in southeastern Oregon Township, Starke County, in the

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History

Although Grovertown is unincorporated, it has a

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, with the ZIP code of 46531. The post office has been in operation since 1859. Grovertown was laid out in the year 1858. The Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne & Chicago Railroad runs through the village, which contains some two hundred inhabitants.

Geography

Grovertown lies along State Road 23 northeast of the city of Knox, the

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of Starke County. Its elevation is 725 feet (221 m), and it is located at (41.3750434, -86.5047339).Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report

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, 1979-02-14. Accessed 2008-06-01.

References

Unincorporated communities in Starke County, Indiana Unincorporated communities in Indiana {{StarkeCountyIN-geo-stub