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Welcome to Stover ...

Stover is located in Tallahatchie County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Stover, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

Stover is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Stover lies within the (662) area code.

Communities Also Named Stover ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Stover - they are located in Kansas, Missouri, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, South Dakota, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Stover ...

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

  • Clarksdale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
    • Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
  • Tutwiler
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Charleston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Charleston is located in Tallahatchie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,882 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <4>
  • Marks
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks
    • Marks is located in Quitman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,408 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marks <4>
  • Lambert
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
    • Lambert is located in Quitman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
  • Crowder
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crowder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
    • Crowder is located in Quitman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
  • Webb
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
    • Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
  • Lyon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
    • Lyon is located in Coahoma County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
  • Sumner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
    • Sumner is located in Tallahatchie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
  • Glendora
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glendora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
    • Glendora is located in Tallahatchie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendora <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stover ...

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

Adding Stover to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Stover post office opened in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stover.

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Tallahatchie, 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 Stover - 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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