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Welcome to Snover ...

Snover is located in Michigan's Thumb.

Snover is located in Sanilac County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Snover, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Snover is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Snover: 810

The ZIP code for Snover: 48472<3>

Communities near Snover ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Snover ...

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

Adding Snover to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Snover 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 Snover was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

We also found Snover in the book titled .<6> X3X - From that list, the Snover post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Snover.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Sanilac, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Snover - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Snover). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Snover or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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