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History · Groveland

Groveland’s post office opened in 1912, and 1 of its places is on the National Register

More historic than 16% of U.S. towns · #266 of 638 in Florida. What drives it

Most of Groveland was built recently: 0.2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2010. Its Register listing is the Edge House. Below: maps from 1969 on and the census since 1930.

1912first post office
1on the National Register
0.2%homes built before 1940
2famous people
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Quick answers

How Groveland began

When was Groveland founded?

1912

The Groveland post office opened in 1912, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 470 in 19302020 census: 18,505114 years

How historic is Groveland?

C−

More historic than 16% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: the first Groveland post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓
History grade

What drives Groveland’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Groveland is more historic than 16% of U.S. towns, #266 of 638 in Florida. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.

C−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Groveland’s overall grade.
Founding era1912, from the first post office: founded 1900–1944, an older era than 9% of U.S. townsDHomes built before 19400.2% of homes (±0.3) · typical FL town 0.6% · U.S. 8.4%DNational Register1 listing, 0.5 per 10,000 residents · typical FL town 0.0 · U.S. 2.4B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 16%
NewerOlder
Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 58%

Few Florida towns list much on the Register (a typical Florida town has 0.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Groveland’s 0.5 sits above most of its state (70% of Florida towns have fewer) while its 1 listings outnumber those of 51% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to C. The pre-1940 share (±0.3 points) is firm at this size. The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date.

Founding year: the first post office (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Groveland’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Groveland are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Groveland’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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The story

How Groveland came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Groveland.

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In 1949 four young African-American men (Samuel Shepherd, Walter Irvin, Charles Greenlee, and Ernest Thomas) were charged with raping a 17-year-old white farm girl in Groveland, Florida. They were convicted by an all-white jury. The case was appealed to the Florida Supreme Court which found that:Two witnesses for the State testified as to the identity of the four [men]. From the description of the automobile as given by the two witnesses the same was later located. The three defendants testified they were driving the car in question during the same hours of the early morning except they were driving in the Orlando area, which was in the opposite direction. In addition to the eyewitness testimony, there was physical evidence linking the car in which the young men were riding to the crime. The Florida Supreme Court stated:Near the scene of the crime a handkerchief and some cotton were fo…

ChaptersGroveland caseGrant money for cemeteries

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Groveland, 1912 to 1992

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 20th century
  2. 1912Post officeThe Groveland post office opens
  3. 1967Born hereDerrick Graham is born here
  4. 1969On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 1992Born hereNick Waisome is born here
By decade

Groveland, decade by decade

Today22 recent
WB FL 50-Lake CR 33; Mascotte 2; Brooksville 332025WB FL 50-Lake CR 33; Mascotte 2; Brooksville 33EB FL 50-33 in Groveland; Clermont or Polk City2025EB FL 50-33 in Groveland; Clermont or Polk CityGroveland FL FD; 2019-02-232019Groveland FL FD; 2019-02-23Newett Building;2018Newett Building;Edge Building;2018Edge Building;Groveland city limit US27SB2017Groveland city limit US27SB1973-74 Ford Custom 500 on FL 5020131973-74 Ford Custom 500 on FL 50West End FL 50 Split;2011West End FL 50 Split;South FL 19 @ WB FL 50;2011South FL 19 @ WB FL 50;South End FL 19 @ EB FL 50;2011South End FL 19 @ EB FL 50;North FL 19 @ WB FL 50;2011North FL 19 @ WB FL 50;North End FL SR 33 @ SR 502011North End FL SR 33 @ SR 50Groveland, Florida OBR-ACL Station; Vacant Lot2011Groveland, Florida OBR-ACL Station; Vacant LotGroveland, Florida OBR-ACL Station; Select Citrus Sign2011Groveland, Florida OBR-ACL Station; Select Citrus SignGroveland, Florida OBR-ACL Station2011Groveland, Florida OBR-ACL StationGroveland Community Center; Korean War Memorial2011Groveland Community Center; Korean War MemorialEastbound FL 50; JCT FL 332011Eastbound FL 50; JCT FL 33Eastbound FL 50 @ South FL 332011Eastbound FL 50 @ South FL 33FLMap-doton-Groveland2004FLMap-doton-GrovelandRoad photo from August 4, 2002 282002Road photo from August 4, 2002 28Road photo from August 4, 2002 252002Road photo from August 4, 2002 25Road photo from August 4, 2002 232002Road photo from August 4, 2002 23
On the map

Groveland on the map, 1969 to 1979

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Groveland. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Groveland on the 1969 USGS mapGroveland on the 1979 USGS map1969Clermont West sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Groveland.

On the National Register

1 historic place in Groveland

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
1
each building in a district counts
first listed
2006
Edge House
Edge House
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Late Victorian1
Queen Anne1
Edge HouseLate Victorian

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

People over time

Groveland, census by census

05,00010,00015,00020,0001940196019802000202018,505

Grew from 470 people in 1930 to 18,505 in 2020, more than tenfold.

10 censuses, 1930–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Groveland’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

2 famous people were born in Groveland

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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D
Derrick GrahamAmerican football player · b. 1967
N
Nick WaisomeAmerican football defensive back · b. 1992
Places that used to be

Old burying grounds

Groveland’s post office has been open since 1912.

3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Groveland
DukesEdgewoodGreenwood

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

MascotteIts storyDLeesburg1 historic placeC+Clermont2 historic placesC

Questions about Groveland’s history

What year was Groveland founded?

The Groveland post office opened in 1912, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

How does Groveland rank for history?

Groveland is more historic than 16% of U.S. towns, #266 of 638 in Florida. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

What is on the National Register in Groveland?

One place: the Edge House (listed 2006).

How old are the homes in Groveland?

0.2% of Groveland’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 0.6% for a Florida town; the median home was built in 2010.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

From Wikimedia Commons (22), the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.