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Colegrove may refer to: * Colegrove (surname), surname (includes list) *Colegrove, Los Angeles Colegrove is a former settlement located near the present day intersection of Santa Monica Boulevard and Vine Street in Los Angeles, California. In 1914 it was described as being south of Hollywood and north of Melrose Avenue. The settlement ..., settlement now part of Hollywood * Colegrove, Pennsylvania * Colegrove v. Green {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colegrove (surname)
Colegrove is a surname that developed in England between the 12th and 15th centuries. The name may have originated from a grove along the River Cole, Wiltshire, a tributary of the River Thames in England. Another explanation as to the origin of the name is from the Middle English ''cole'' ‘coal’ + ''grave'' ‘pit’, ‘grave’ ( Old English ''col'' + ''græf''). Other forms of spelling in the past include ‘Colgrove’, ‘Colegrave’, ‘Colgrave’, ‘Coulgrove’. The first records of the Colegrove name were in 14th century England. The family name is found throughout the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland and other nations. The first known mention of Colgrove as a surname was of one Johannes Colgrove of Kiddington, Oxfordshire from 1377 during the Poll Tax levied to finance the war against France by John of Gaunt. Over two hundred years later, there were still people with that surname in Kiddington and the su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colegrove, Los Angeles
Colegrove is a former settlement located near the present day intersection of Santa Monica Boulevard and Vine Street in Los Angeles, California. In 1914 it was described as being south of Hollywood and north of Melrose Avenue. The settlement was founded by Cornelius Cole on land deeded to him by Henry Hancock that had once been part of the Rancho La Brea. A post office was first built at Colegrove in 1884, predating the post office in Hollywood by several years. Colegrove was named for Cole's wife, Olive Colegrove Cole, and the Cole family gave their name to several streets in the Colegrove area, including Cole St., Willoughby Ave., Eleanor St. and Seward St. In the 1890s, the Los Angeles Pacific Railroad came to Colegrove. This railroad was eventually incorporated in the Pacific Electric Railway's Owensmouth, San Fernando San Fernando may refer to: People *Ferdinand III of Castile (c. 1200–1252), called ''San Fernando'' (Spanish) or ''Saint Ferdinand'', King of Casti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
