Place:China Grove, Rowan, North Carolina, United States

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NameChina Grove
Alt namesLuthersvillesource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS37006202
Savagesource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS37006202
TypeTown
Coordinates35.57°N 80.578°W
Located inRowan, North Carolina, United States
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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China Grove is a city in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,563 at the 2010 census. The city is located just north of Landis and south of Salisbury. It was one of the first towns in the United States to have Rural Free Mail Delivery.

The town was named for a grove of chinaberry trees planted near the depot.

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