Grovespring, Missouri
Encyclopedia
Grovespring is an unincorporated community
in Wright County
, Missouri
, United States
. It is located on Route 5 about twenty miles south of Lebanon
. Several homes and businesses are located there. Grovespring is a rural farming community. Its main products are beef cattle, dairy cattle, and hay. The town has a grocery/feed store, service station, several automotive repair shops, hardware/feed store, and two cafes. Grovespring was devastated by a tornado in about 1960 in which it lost a bank and other businesses. The town is mentioned in the song Load up the Fairlane by the shoegazing
group Ming's DX. The town has one school, Grovespring Elementary, and upon completing 6th grade, students are bussed to Hartville, Missouri, to attend Hartville Jr. High and Hartville High School.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Wright County
Wright County, Missouri
Wright County is a county located in South Central Missouri in the United States. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the county's population was 18,815. Its county seat is Hartville. The county was officially organized on January 29, 1841, and is named after Silas Wright , a former Congressman, U.S...
, Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is located on Route 5 about twenty miles south of Lebanon
Lebanon, Missouri
Lebanon is a city in Laclede County, Missouri, United States. The estimated population in July 2009 was 14,292. The population was 12,155 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Laclede County. The Lebanon Micropolitan Statistical Area consists of Laclede County.-Geography:Lebanon is located at...
. Several homes and businesses are located there. Grovespring is a rural farming community. Its main products are beef cattle, dairy cattle, and hay. The town has a grocery/feed store, service station, several automotive repair shops, hardware/feed store, and two cafes. Grovespring was devastated by a tornado in about 1960 in which it lost a bank and other businesses. The town is mentioned in the song Load up the Fairlane by the shoegazing
Shoegazing
Shoegazing is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged from the United Kingdom in the late 1980s. It lasted there until the mid 1990s, with a critical zenith reached in 1990 and 1991...
group Ming's DX. The town has one school, Grovespring Elementary, and upon completing 6th grade, students are bussed to Hartville, Missouri, to attend Hartville Jr. High and Hartville High School.