Groveland, Illinois
Village in Illinois, United States
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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.
Notable people
- Catherine Amanda Coburn (1839–1913), journalist, newspaper editor
- Harlan Tarbell (1890-1960), magician, artist, author
- Abigail Scott Duniway (1834–1915), writer on women's rights; Oregon pioneer.
- Carl Graddy (1965- ), Event DJ, TV/Film Actor