Grovespring, Missouri

Grovespring is an unincorporated community in Wright County, Missouri, United States. It is located on Route 5 about twenty miles south of Lebanon. Several homes and businesses are located there. Grovespring is a rural farming community. Its main products are beef cattle, dairy cattle, and hay. The town has a grocery/feed store, service station, several automotive repair shops, hardware/feed store, and two cafes. Grovespring was devastated by a tornado in about 1960 in which it lost a bank and other businesses. The town is mentioned in the song Load up the Fairlane by the shoegazing group Ming's DX. The town has one school, Grovespring Elementary, and upon completing 6th grade, students are bussed to Hartville, Missouri, to attend Hartville Jr. High and Hartville High School.