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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Glover. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Glover to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Glover, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Glover (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Glover. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Glover is historic, it would have been located within present day Houston County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Houston County: Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Leon, Madison, Trinity & Walker.

Below are the counties that are near Glover. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Glover:

  • Houston County     (The home county of Glover)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glover, with the one closest to Glover listed first.
    • Weches
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Weches is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
    • Belott
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Belott is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
    • Refuge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Refuge is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
    • Hickory Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
    • Harrison Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Harrison Town is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
    • Bluff City ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Bluff City is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
    • Tadmor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Tadmor is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
    • Grapeland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Kennard
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ratcliff
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Latexo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Crockett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Anderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glover, with the one closest to Glover listed first.
    • Mound City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Mound City is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
    • Slocum
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Slocum is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
    • Salmon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Salmon is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
    • Alderbranch
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
    • Elkhart
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Herring
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Herring is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
    • Crystal Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Crystal Lake is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
    • Jarvis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jarvis is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis
    • Kossuth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Kossuth is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
    • Cronin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Cronin is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronin
    • Deanwright
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Deanwright is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanwright
    • Lakeview Assembly
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakeview Assembly is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Assembly
  • Angelina County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glover, with the one closest to Glover listed first.
    • Redtown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Redtown is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtown
    • Pollok
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Durant
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Durant is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
    • Central
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Central is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
    • Blix
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Blix is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blix
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glover, with the one closest to Glover listed first.
    • Weeping Mary
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Weeping Mary is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Mary
    • Forest
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Forest is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Alto
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Alto is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,239 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <2>
    • Maydelle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Wells
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • New Birmingham ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
    • Rusk
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Rusk is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rusk <2>
    • Dialville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Dialville is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialville
    • Gallatin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Turney
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Turney is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
    • Ponta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Ponta is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
  • Nacogdoches County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glover, with the one closest to Glover listed first.
    • Douglass
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dextra
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
  • Trinity County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glover, with the one closest to Glover listed first.
    • Center Point ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Center Point is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
    • Pennington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Centralia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Friday
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Friday is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday
    • Apple Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Helmic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Helmic is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmic
    • Lacy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Lacy is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
      • Lacy has also been known as:
      • Lacey

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Glover, see our County-by-County Page for Glover.

Cemeteries Near Glover ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Glover.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Glover - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Glover covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Glover Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Davis Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • John Sheridan Grave
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Bobbitt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Augusta Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Post Oak Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Edens - Madden Massacre Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dan & Hannah McLean Graves
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wall Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • San Pedro Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • San Pedro Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fennell Memory Garden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (268 more) ...
    • Bodenhamer Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Parker Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Grounds Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Glover in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Glover.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Glover, with the one closest to Glover listed first.

  • Augusta
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Augusta is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
  • San Pedro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • San Pedro is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro
  • Belott
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Belott is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
  • Weches
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Weches is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
  • Tadmor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Tadmor is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
  • Grapeland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Ratcliff
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Crockett
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Alderbranch
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
  • Hagerville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hagerville is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
  • Forest
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Forest is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Alto
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Alto is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,239 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <2>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Elkhart
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Wells
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Linwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Linwood is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Glover. See our List of 1890's Communities around Glover.

Newspapers Published in Glover ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Glover.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Glover, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Glover.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Glover:

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 Glover, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Glover) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.