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tNear the close of the War Between the States, Daniel Sloan, a former Confederate Cavalry Lieutenant, homesteaded land which was later to become part of Groveland.  He erected a log cabin, which is still standing, farmed and raised cattle.  In 1887, the end of the frontier days was heralded by the arrival of the Sanford and St. Petersburg line of the Orange Belt Railroad and its little wood burning engine.  With the railroad, came more settlers and during that same year this section of Lake County was created from part of Sumter County.

In 1910, John W. Beach and his associates, including a number of Swedish people from Rockford, Illinois, purchased twenty thousand acres of land from E.E. Edge and formed the Groveland Development Corporation. The property, called "Groveland Farms," was divided into small tracts and sold to Northerners, primarily Swedish Americans. During this period, prior to the completion of the Groveland Hotel, prospective buyers were housed along side-tracks in pullman cars. Nationwide advertising

 was accomplished through brochures and newspapers, and "Landseekers" excursions were provided free. In 1911, after having purchased all of the unoccupied portions of Taylorville, Mr. Beach had the town platted. The name was changed from Taylorville to Groveland in 1912. An "opera house", featuring silent movies, became the first place of entertainment.

During the ensuing decades, Groveland’s economy has been up and down, dependent mainly upon the citrus industry until the devastating freezes of the eighties.  Despite that industry’s local decline, Groveland’s population has increased to approximately 4,400.

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