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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Grover had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Grover, with the one closest to Grover listed first.

  • New Moon
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Starkville ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Starkville is located in Cherokee County
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  • Chesterfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Chesterfield is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
  • Jamestown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jamestown is located in Cherokee County
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  • Broomtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Alpine
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Alpine is located in Chattooga County (GA)
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  • Ringgold
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Chattoogaville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Menlo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Menlo is located in Chattooga County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
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  • Lyerly
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Lyerly is located in Chattooga County (GA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyerly <2>
  • Fairview ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairview is located in Chattooga County (GA)
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  • Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County
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  • Taliaferro ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County (GA)
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    • Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
  • Fullerton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Fullerton is located in Cherokee County
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  • Holland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Holland is located in Chattooga County (GA)
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  • Chelsea
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Chelsea is located in Chattooga County (GA)
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  • Bankhead
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Gaylesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Summerville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Cordell ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cordell is located in DeKalb County
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  • Hurley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hurley is located in Cherokee County
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  • Sterling ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Sterling is located in Cherokee County
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  • Farill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Farill is located in Cherokee County
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  • Fouche
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Fouche is located in Floyd County (GA)
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  • Silver Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Silver Hill is located in Chattooga County (GA)
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Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Grover, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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