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History · Grover

Grover’s post office opened in 1893, and 43% of its homes were built before 1940

1893first post office
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43%homes built before 1940
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How Grover began

When was Grover founded?

1893

The Grover post office opened in 1893, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 297133 years
Founding year: the first Grover post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Grover’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Grover are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Grover’s homes were built before 1954.
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The story so far

Grover, in brief

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

Grover is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Dorchester County, South Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 297.

Its first post office opened in 1893.

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

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Famous people

Famous people close to Grover

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

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Nikki HaleyAmerican politician and diplomat · b. 1972
Shawnee SmithAmerican actress · b. 1969
Shelton BenjaminAmerican professional wrestler · b. 1975
Monique ColemanAmerican actress · b. 1980
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Bob CorkerAmerican politician · b. 1952
Bettye AckermanAmerican actress · b. 1924

Questions about Grover’s history

What year was Grover founded?

The Grover post office opened in 1893, 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 the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.