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History · Snover

Snover’s post office opened in 1895, and 24% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1963 on.

1895first post office
0on the National Register
24%homes built before 1940
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How Snover began

When was Snover founded?

1895

The Snover post office opened in 1895, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 330131 years
Founding year: the first Snover post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Snover’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Snover are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Snover’s homes were built before 1961.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Snover’s history is told.

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The story so far

Snover, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Snover yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Snover is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Moore Township, Sanilac County, Michigan, United States. As of the 2020 census, Snover had a population of 330. Snover has a post office with ZIP code 48472. The community was named for Horace G. Snover, who represented the area in Congress from 1895 to 1898.

Its first post office opened in 1895. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 448 to 330 (-26%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Snover on the map, 1963 to 1984

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Snover. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Snover on the 1963 USGS mapSnover on the 1984 USGS map1963Snover sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Snover.

Famous people

Famous people close to Snover

Nobody well known was born in Snover itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Brewster H. ShawAmerican astronaut · b. 1945
James BrookerAmerican pole vaulter · b. 1902
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Jon HorstAmerican basketball player · b. 1983
Larry MacPhailAmerican lawyer · b. 1890
Cyrus K. BettisAmerican air racer · b. 1893
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Colleen HoweSports agent · b. 1933

Questions about Snover’s history

What year was Snover founded?

The Snover post office opened in 1895, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.