Was there a town in Kurhessen (now part of Germany) in the 1840's to
1870's called Grove

Dear karkarook,

Yes, there was a place called Grove in Kurhessen (official name:
Kurfürstentum Hessen). More precisely, Grove was located in the
eastern half of Schaumburg County which was an exclave of Kurhessen
situated 30 kilometers west of the city of Hannover. Since 1454, and
still in the timeframe you mentioned, Grove belonged to the
administrative district Amt Rodenberg. The village still exists today;
it is now a town disctrict of Rodenberg township.

In case you would like to contact the municipality of Rodenberg, here
is contact information:

Samtgemeinde Rodenberg
Amtsstraße 5
31552 Rodenberg
Germany
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Phone: +49(0)5723-7050
Fax: +49(0)5723-70550
E-Mail : info@rodenberg.de
Website: http://www.rodenberg.de/

Hope this answers your question!
Regards,
Scriptor



Sources:

Blume-Genealogie: Die Orte der Grafschaft Schaumburg, hessischer Teil (in German)
http://www.blume-gen.de/shg-orte-hessen.html

Thomas Höckmann: Geschichte der Grafschaft Schaumburg (in German)
http://www.hoeckmann.de/geschichte/schaumburggeschichte.htm

Wikipedia: Rodenberg (in German)
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodenberg

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