Welcome to Grover ...

Grover is located in Codington County<1>.

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

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

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Grover had a population of 173 people.<3> (see below for details).

Grover is 1,740 feet [530 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Grover is located in the (605) area code.

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, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, 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.

• Watertown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
  • Watertown is located in Codington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,303 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watertown <5>
• Castlewood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlewood
  • Castlewood is located in Hamlin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castlewood <5>
• Lake Norden
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Norden
  • Lake Norden is located in Hamlin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Norden <5>
• Bryant
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
  • Bryant is located in Hamlin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryant <5>
• Hayti
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayti have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti
  • Hayti is located in Hamlin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayti <5>
• Florence
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Codington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <5>
• Kampeska
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kampeska
  • Kampeska is located in Codington County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 331 people
• Rauville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rauville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauville
  • Rauville is located in Codington County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 292 people
• Thomas
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
  • Thomas is located in Hamlin County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 290 people
• Henry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
  • Henry is located in Codington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <5>

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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Grover, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 for Grover was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

We also found Grover in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grover.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Codington County: www.codington.org/

The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/