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Welcome to Grover ...

Grover is located in Saint Louis County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grover, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Grover is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Grover: 636

The ZIP code for Grover: 63040<3>

Communities Also Named Grover ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Grover - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas (2), Michigan (3), Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah and Wyoming (2).

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

Communities near Grover ...

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

  • O'Fallon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • O'Fallon is located in Saint Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Fallon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,769 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Fallon <4>
  • Saint Charles
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Saint Peters
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Chesterfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • University City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • University City is located in Saint Louis City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
  • 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 <4>
  • Kirkwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Kirkwood is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,866 people
  • Maryland Heights
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Maryland Heights is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,895 people
  • Hazelwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Webster Groves
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Webster Groves is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Groves
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,896 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 Grover. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grover.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grover ...

Looking for more information about Grover? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Grover, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Grover.

Adding Grover to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grover 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 (so far) for Grover was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Grover post office opened in 1888.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grover.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Saint Louis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grover - 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 Grover). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Grover 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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