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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Grover had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Grover, with the one closest to Grover listed first.

  • Pond
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Pond is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
  • Glencoe
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Yeatman
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Yeatman is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeatman
  • Ellisville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Fox Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Fox Creek is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Creek
  • Sherman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sherman is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
  • Hollow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hollow is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow
  • Orrville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Orrville is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
  • Crescent
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Crescent is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
  • Ballwin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Ballwin is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballwin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,094 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballwin <2>
  • Melrose
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Melrose is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
  • Allenton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Allenton is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
  • Eureka
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Eureka is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,323 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <2>
  • Stevens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Stevens is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens
  • Gumbo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Gumbo is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumbo
  • Port Royal ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Port Royal is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
  • Ranken
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Ranken is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranken
  • Manchester
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Saint Albans
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Valley Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Hamburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hamburg is located in Saint Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Pacific
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pacific is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,097 people
    • Former name for Pacific:
    • Franklin
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacific <2>
  • High Ridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Barretts
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Barretts is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts
  • Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake is located in Saint Louis County
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  • Weldon Spring
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Grover, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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