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Welcome to Cloverville ...

Cloverville is located in Muskegon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cloverville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Cloverville is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Cloverville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Cloverville - it's located in Nova Scotia.

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

Communities near Cloverville ...

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

  • Muskegon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Norton Shores
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Shores
    • Norton Shores is located in Muskegon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,623 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton Shores <3>
  • Grand Haven
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Muskegon Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Coopersville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • North Muskegon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Roosevelt Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Ferrysburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferrysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrysburg
    • Ferrysburg is located in Ottawa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,022 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferrysburg <3>
  • Whitehall
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cloverville ...

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

Adding Cloverville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cloverville 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 Cloverville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Cloverville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cloverville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Muskegon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cloverville - 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.