Garden Grove (also known as Garden Grove Estates) is an

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and

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(CDP) in the

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, in central

Hernando County Hernando County is a county located on the west central coast of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 194,515. Its county seat is Brooksville, and its largest community is Spring Hill. Hernando County is incl ...

. The ZIP Code for this community is 34604. As of the 2010 census, Garden Grove had a population of 674.

Geography

Garden Grove is in southern Hernando County and is bordered by Masaryktown to the south, South Brooksville to the north, and Spring Hill to the west. Garden Grove is located along the eastern edge of Hernando County Airport and is dominated by

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, the main road through the community. Though they list their address as being Brooksville, Garden Grove is the headquarters of the

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which is across from The Trails of Rivard Golf and Country Club.

Demographics

Transportation

The main road through Garden Grove is U.S. 41, which runs southwest to northeast from Masaryktown through Brooksville, the Hernando County seat. The

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Brooksville Subdivision runs along the east side of the road, and contains a spur to the airport, which was revived when US 41 was widened. Two other roads run from west to east; the first is County Road 574 (Spring Hill Drive), which runs along the northern border of Hernando County Airport before terminating at US 41. The other, County Road 572 (Powell Road), runs along the northern edge of Garden Grove and spans from near Weeki Wachee to Spring Lake.

References

*''Hernando County: Our Story'' (Bicentennial Edition), by Alfred A. McKethan. *''A History of Hernando County: 1840-1976'', by Richard J. Stanaback

External links

Garden Grove, Florida (ePodunk.com)

Garden Grove, Florida (Historical Marker Database)
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