Welcome to Stover ...

Stover is located in Labette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stover, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Stover is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Stover lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Stover: 620

Communities Also Named Stover ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Stover - they are located in Mississippi, Missouri, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, South Dakota, Virginia and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Stover.

Communities near Stover ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Stover.

• Parsons
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
  • Parsons is located in Labette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,463 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsons <3>
• Columbus
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <3>
• Oswego
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
  • Oswego is located in Labette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oswego <3>
• Altamont
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
  • Altamont is located in Labette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altamont <3>
• Chetopa
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chetopa
  • Chetopa is located in Labette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chetopa <3>
• McCune
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCune
  • McCune is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCune <3>
• Edna
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
  • Edna is located in Labette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edna <3>
• Mound Valley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mound Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Valley
  • Mound Valley is located in Labette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
• West Mineral
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mineral
  • West Mineral is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Mineral <3>
• Bartlett
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
  • Bartlett is located in Labette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people

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 Stover. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stover.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Stover. 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 Stover.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Stover. See our Newspapers Page for Stover.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stover ...

Looking for more information about Stover? 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 Stover, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Stover.

Adding Stover to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stover 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 Stover was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Stover post office opened in 1883.

We also found Stover in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stover.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stover. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Labette County: www.labettecounty.com/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/