Origin
GROVE (1828): When first settled it was called Brewer’s Corners in 1823. Then later called Swainsville in honor of an early settler named Samuel Swain. The name Swain remains today as a hamlet. Formed from Wyoming County from the town of Nunda March 8, 1827. The name was changed to Grove April 16, 1838.
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Maps
The map below is from the 2004 edition roadmaps published by the Allegany County Department of Public Works.
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External Links
Town of Grove Historian: Alexander W. Pierce, Mailing address: Town of Grove-Historian, P.O. Box 6, Swain, NY 14884 ; email: grovetownhistorian@gmail.com
History of the Town of Grove (from Town website)
also: History of Town of Grove (from John S. Minard's History of Allegany County)
Centennial History of the Town of Nunda - H. Wells Hand;Chapter VII: Grove and Granger – Nunda from 1818-1827 (page 190); The Lowells of Nunda and Grove (page 138)
Allegany County & Its People (1896) - John S. Minard -- Chapter XLVII: Grove (page 536)
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Additional Information
Town of Grove History Related Articles
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