Grovertown, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Grovertown, Indiana
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Indiana#USA
Pushpin Label:Grovertown
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Starke
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Oregon
Coordinates:41.375°N -86.5047°W
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:725
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:46531
Area Code:574
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:449664

Grovertown (also Grover Town or Grovestown) is an unincorporated community in southeastern Oregon Township, Starke County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

Although Grovertown is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 46531.[1] The post office has been in operation since 1859.[2] 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.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=46531 Zip Code Lookup
  2. Web site: Starke County . Jim Forte Postal History . November 5, 2016.
  3. DeLorme. Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer. 3rd ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 20. .