TownTapestry
Sign inJoin
GroveGood morning
History · Grove

Grove’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold no old photos of Grove. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

0old images & papers
13recent photos

The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Grove Township is a township in Cameron County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 183 at the 2010 census, up from 129 in 2000.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 183 to 113 (-38%). Half of its homes were built before 1970.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Grove yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

Be one of the first

Start Grove’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Grove’s history is told.

0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10

Famous people close to Grove

See all 13 →
Joseph T. McNarneyJoseph T. McNarneyEmporium · 12 miJohn RoachJohn RoachNorth Bend · 19 miLGLee GambleRenovo · 16 miMike RoachMike RoachDriftwood · 5 miBill FrielBill FrielRenovo · 16 miGarrett CochranGarrett CochranDriftwood · 5 mi
By decade

Grove, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
📷 Add from your album
Today13 photos
Wykoff Run Road sb on Sinnemahoning Bridge, Aug. 2024CommonsWykoff Run Road sb on Sinnemahoning Bridge, Aug. 20242024Wykoff Run Road sb entering Gibson Twp., PA, Aug. 2024CommonsWykoff Run Road sb entering Gibson Twp., PA, Aug. 20242024Wykoff Run Road Sinnemahoning Bridge from PA 120, Aug. 2024CommonsWykoff Run Road Sinnemahoning Bridge from PA 120, Aug. 20242024Sinnemahoning, PA fire department and post office, Aug. 2024CommonsSinnemahoning, PA fire department and post office, Aug. 20242024Sinnemahoning, PA UM Church, Aug. 2024CommonsSinnemahoning, PA UM Church, Aug. 20242024Railroad bridge over Sinnemahoning Creek, Sinnemahoning, PA, Aug. 2024CommonsRailroad bridge over Sinnemahoning Creek, Sinnemahoning, PA…2024PA 120 eb entering Grove Twp., Aug. 2024CommonsPA 120 eb entering Grove Twp., Aug. 20242024Grove Twp., PA municipal building, Aug. 2024CommonsGrove Twp., PA municipal building, Aug. 202420242022-06-13 10 17 39 View south along Pennsylvania State Route 872 (First Fork Road) at Swank Road in Grove Township, Ca…Commons2022-06-13 10 17 39 View south along Pennsylvania State Rou…20222022-06-13 10 08 14 View west along Pennsylvania State Route 120 (Main Street) at Pennsylvania State Route 872 (First F…Commons2022-06-13 10 08 14 View west along Pennsylvania State Rout…2022Pennsylvania State Route 120CommonsPennsylvania State Route 1202013Pennsylvania State Route 120CommonsPennsylvania State Route 1202013Sinnemahoning State Park OutlookCommonsSinnemahoning State Park Outlook2008
National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Grove is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Grove has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Cameron County Courthouse in Emporium, 12 miles away.

Grove and the nearest listed places

Dashed line = Grove. Tap a dot.
Cameron County CourthouseAustin DamCherry Springs Picnic Pavilion

Closest to Grove

Cameron County CourthouseEmporium · Built 189012miAustin DamAustin · Built 190916.7miCherry Springs Picnic PavilionWest Branch · Structure21.8mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Cameron County Courthouse’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Grove?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Grove’s story, or a memory of it.
📷 Add a photo of an old place
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Driftwood📜 East Keating📜 Lumber📜 Leidy

From Wikimedia Commons (13). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

The coffee’s on

Where to, neighbor?

You’re in Grove, PACameron CountyView boundary

Nearby

All towns & citiesExplore the map

Local begins with a boundary.

See what belongs to your selected town.

Loading boundary…

Grove is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/15 · 2025-01-01
Open detailed map