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Welcome to Clover ...

Clover is located in Harlan County<1>.


The location of Clover has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Clover, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Clover is 1,780 feet [543 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Clover lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Clover is within the boundaries of the (606) area code.

Communities Also Named Clover ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Clover - they are located in Georgia, Idaho (2), Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia (2), West Virginia (3) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Clover ...

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

  • Big Stone Gap
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Norton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
    • Norton is located in Norton City (VA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,985 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <4>
  • Cumberland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Cumberland is located in Harlan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,854 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <4>
  • Whitesburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
    • Whitesburg is located in Letcher County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,813 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesburg <4>
  • Pennington Gap
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
    • Pennington Gap is located in Lee County (VA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
  • Appalachia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jonesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Evarts
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evarts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evarts
    • Evarts is located in Harlan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evarts <4>
  • Lynch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Blackey
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackey
    • Blackey is located in Letcher County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 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 Clover. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clover.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clover ...

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

Adding Clover to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clover 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 Clover was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Clover post office opened in 1901.

We also found Clover on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clover.

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Harlan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clover - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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