Groveland, Illinois

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Groveland
Groveland (Illinois)
Coordinates: 40°35′28″N89°31′59″W / 40.59111°N 89.53306°W / 40.59111; -89.53306
Country United States
State Illinois
County Tazewell
Elevation
778 ft (237 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
61535 [1]
Area code 309

Groveland is an unincorporated community in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. It has a small library, a school which is now a church, gas station, war memorial, country store with restaurant and chapel, churches, Pyramid Printing Inc. and a handful of other small businesses. It has approximately 1400 residents and is located near Pekin and Morton. It lies within ten miles of Peoria, [2] near Springfield Road and Edgewater Drive, which is Illinois State Route 98.

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References

  1. "Groveland ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  2. 1 2 Chambers, Jennifer (2018). Abigail Scott Duniway and Susan B. Anthony in Oregon: Hesitate No Longer. Arcadia Publishing. p. 24. ISBN   978-1-62585-978-5.