Welcome to Clover ...

Clover is located in Tooele County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clover, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Clover is 5,170 feet [1,576 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Clover is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Clover lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Clover is within the (435) area code.

The community of Clover was previously named Johnson. Before Johnson, it was named Shambip. Going back to its beginning, Clover was originally named Johnson's Settlement. For more information about the names of Clover, see The Names of Clover on our Genealogy Page.

Communities Also Named Clover ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Clover - they are located in Georgia, Idaho (2), Kentucky, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia (2), West Virginia (3) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Clover ...

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

• Tooele
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tooele
  • Tooele is located in Tooele County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tooele <3>
• Grantsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
  • Grantsville is located in Tooele County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <3>
• Stockton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
  • Stockton is located in Tooele County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <3>
• Cedar Fort
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fort
  • Cedar Fort is located in Utah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
• Vernon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
  • Vernon is located in Tooele County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <3>
• Ophir
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
  • Ophir is located in Tooele County
  • Estimated population in 2017: 57 people
• Ajax ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ajax
  • Ajax is located in Tooele County
  • Former name for Ajax:
  • Center
• Slagtown ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Slagtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagtown
  • Slagtown is located in Tooele County
  • Former name for Slagtown:
  • Martinville
  • Slagtown has also been known as:
  • Rush Lake
• Batesville ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
  • Batesville is located in Tooele County
• Terra
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra
  • Terra is located in Tooele County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clover ...

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

Adding Clover to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clover 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 Clover was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Clover post office opened in 1901.

We also found Clover on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Utah (1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clover.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Tooele County: www.co.tooele.ut.us/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/