Groovervile is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 in Brooks County

Brooks County, Georgia

Brooks County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is part of the Valdosta, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 16,243. The county seat is Quitman...

, Georgia

Georgia (U.S. state)

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, United States

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Geography

Grooverville is located at 30°43′44"N 83°42′54"W (30.729141, -83.715055).

It is a circular area 1.25 miles (2 km) radius from the crossing of Liberty Church Road and Grooverville Road : 4.9 square miles (12.7 km²). It is located approximately 11 miles (17.7 km) west-south west of Quitman

Quitman, Georgia

This article is about the Georgia city. For the county in the same state see Quitman County, Georgia.Quitman is a city in Brooks County, Georgia, United States. The population was 4,638 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Brooks County....

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History

Grooverville was once known as Key and was located at the crossing of the Thomasville and Madison and Sharpe's Store Road which was in Thomas County

Thomas County, Georgia

Thomas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. The 2010 Census showed a population of 44,720. The county seat is Thomasville.-History:...

 prior to the creation of Brooks County from Lowndes

Lowndes County, Georgia

Lowndes County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia along the Florida border. It was created December 23, 1825. The 2010 Census showed a population of 109,233...

and Thomas Counties in 1858.

Grooverville was incorporated December 8, 1859. (per Department of Transportation's General Highway Map of Brooks County dated 1980) The charter of Grooverville was terminated by an act of the Georgia Legislature effective July 1, 1995 as codified in the Georgia Code Section 36-30-7. Since that time Grooverville has been granted status as Grooverville Historic Township by State of Georgia, Department of Community Affairs.