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Welcome to Glover ...

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.


Glover was located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Glover would have been located within present day Houston County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Glover is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Glover was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Glover was located: 936

Communities Also Named Glover ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Glover - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Vermont, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Glover ...

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

  • Crockett
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Grapeland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Elkhart
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <4>
  • Kennard
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Latexo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  • Weches
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Weches is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
  • 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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Glover. See our Newspapers Page for 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>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Houston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Glover - 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.