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History · Groveville

Groveville’s post office opened in 1850, and 15% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Groveville began

When was Groveville founded?

1850

The Groveville post office opened in 1850, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 3,106176 years
Founding year: the first Groveville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Groveville’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 Groveville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Groveville’s homes were built before 1964.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Groveville’s history is told.

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The story so far

Groveville, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Groveville yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Groveville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Hamilton Township, in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, the CDP's population was 3,106. Before the 2010 Census, the area was part of the Yardville-Groveville CDP.

Its first post office opened in 1850. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 2,945 to 3,106 (+5%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Hamilton Township8 historic placesB+Chesterfield Township7 historic placesBYardvilleIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCrosswicks1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBordentown Township1 historic placeC+

Questions about Groveville’s history

What year was Groveville founded?

The Groveville post office opened in 1850, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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). How TownRatings grades history →

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