Grovania, Pennsylvania

Grovania is an unincorporated community in Columbia County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.^[1]

History

Grovania had its start when the railroad was extended to that point.^[2] The community was named for the Grove Brothers,^[2] owners of a local blast furnace.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grovania, Pennsylvania
1 2 Battle, J. H. (1887). History of Columbia and Montour Counties, Pennsylvania. A. Warner & Company. p. 137.
↑ Battle, J. H. (1887). History of Columbia and Montour Counties, Pennsylvania. A. Warner & Company. p. 102.

Municipalities and communities of Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States

County seat: Bloomsburg

Town	Bloomsburg

Boroughs	Ashland‡ Benton Berwick Briar Creek Catawissa Centralia Millville Orangeville Stillwater

Townships	Beaver Benton Briar Creek Catawissa Cleveland Conyngham Fishing Creek Franklin Greenwood Hemlock Jackson Locust Madison Main Mifflin Montour Mount Pleasant North Centre Orange Pine Roaring Creek Scott South Centre Sugarloaf

CDPs	Almedia Aristes Buckhorn Espy Eyers Grove Fernville Foundryville Iola Jamison City Jerseytown Jonestown Lightstreet Lime Ridge Locustdale‡ Mainville Mifflinville Numidia Rohrsburg Rupert Slabtown Waller Wilburton Number One Wilburton Number Two

Unincorporated communities	Mifflin Cross Roads

Ghost Towns	Byrnesville

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 40°58′26″N 76°31′30″W / 40.97389°N 76.52500°W / 40.97389; -76.52500

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