Welcome to Grover ...
Grover is located in Douglas County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Grover, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
Grover is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Grover lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Grover: 785
Communities Also Named Grover ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named Grover: This one is located in Douglas County and the other is located in Ottawa County.
Beyond Kansas, there are 24 communities that are also named Grover - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah and Wyoming (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Grover.
Communities near Grover ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Grover.
- Topeka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topeka
- Topeka is located in Shawnee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124,558 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topeka <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Topeka
- From Grover to Topeka
- Lawrence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Lawrence is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98,448 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lawrence
- From Grover to Lawrence
- Valley Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
- Valley Falls is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
- Valley Falls has also been known as:
- Sautrelle
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Falls <3>
- Oskaloosa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskaloosa
- Oskaloosa is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oskaloosa <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Oskaloosa
- From Grover to Oskaloosa
- Overbrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Overbrook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
- Overbrook is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overbrook <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Overbrook
- From Grover to Overbrook
- Perry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Perry is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Perry
- From Grover to Perry
- McLouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLouth
- McLouth is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLouth <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to McLouth
- From Grover to McLouth
- Meriden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Meriden is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meriden <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Meriden
- From Grover to Meriden
- Lecompton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lecompton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecompton
- Lecompton is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lecompton <3>
- Hoyt
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoyt have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyt
- Hoyt is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoyt <3>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Grover. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grover.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Grover. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grover.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Grover. See our Newspapers Page for Grover.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grover ...
Looking for more information about Grover? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Grover, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Grover.
Adding Grover to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Grover in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Grover was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Grover post office opened in 1886.
We also found Grover in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Grover.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grover. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Douglas County: www.douglas-county.com/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grover - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |