Place:Groveland, Livingston, New York, United States

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NameGroveland
Alt namesGroveland Cornerssource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Groveland Stationsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS36011098
TypeTown
Coordinates42.7°N 77.75°W
Located inLivingston, New York, United States
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Groveland is a town in Livingston County, New York, United States. The population was 3,249 at the 2010 census. The town is centrally located in the county, south of Geneseo.

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The Sullivan Expedition (1779) reached its farthest extent here. Groveland was the site of the Boyd and Parker ambush.

In 1792, the first planned European American settlement in Livingston County was located in Groveland and was called "Willamsburgh" after Sir William Pulteney, a land speculator. The town was formed in 1789 as part of Ontario County, later becoming part of Livingston County when it was formed in 1821. Part of Groveland was used to form part of the town of Conesus (1819).

The Groveland Shaker Village settlement was established in 1836 on a farm at the hamlet of Sonyea. Their peak in population was 148 members that year, when they moved from their former location at Sodus. The Shakers sold the Sonyea property in 1892 due to declining membership, and moved to Watervliet. Their former buildings and land became the Craig Colony for Epileptics in 1896 and are now part of the Groveland Correctional Facility.

The Claud No. 1 Archeological Site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. The Boyd & Parker Park and Groveland Ambuscade were also listed on the National Register in 2009.

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  • Outstanding guide to Groveland family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, town histories, cemeteries, churches, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
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