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Welcome to Grover ...

Grover is located in Codington County<1>.

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.<2> (see below for details).

Grover is 1,740 feet [530 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Grover: 605

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)
  • Castlewood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Norden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Bryant
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Hayti
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Florence
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Kampeska
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Kampeska is located in Codington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kampeska
    • Estimated population in 2014: 331 people
  • Rauville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Rauville is located in Codington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 292 people
  • Thomas
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Thomas is located in Hamlin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
    • Estimated population in 2014: 290 people
  • Henry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Henry is located in Codington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <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 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 (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. The Grover post office closed in 1958.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grover.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Codington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Grover.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grover - 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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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