Grover, Utah
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| Unincorporated community | |
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| Coordinates: 38°13′41″N 111°21′00″W / 38.22806°N 111.35000°WCoordinates: 38°13′41″N 111°21′00″W / 38.22806°N 111.35000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Wayne |
| Settled | 1880 |
| Named for | Grover Cleveland |
| Elevation | 7,116 ft (2,169 m) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 84773 |
| Area code(s) | 435 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1437575 |
Grover is an unincorporated community in Wayne County, Utah, United States. Originally known as Carcass Creek, Grover is a small ranching community off the county's main recreational corridor.
Grover lies some 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Torrey, on State Route 12. It sits just outside Dixie National Forest, at the northeastern flank of Boulder Mountain. To the east is Capitol Reef National Park. The community is small and scattered, but roughly bounded by two small streams, tributaries of the Fremont River. Fish Creek is on the west, Carcass Creek on the east. Carcass Creek was so named due to its steep banks, which proved hazardous to livestock. The former State Route 117 runs west and north from Grover to Teasdale, another small unincorporated community whose post office serves Grover.
The first settlers on Carcass Creek were experienced Wayne County ranchers who arrived in 1880. In 1881, more cattlemen settled along Fish Creek. A small number of residents scattered through the area over the next few years. These early settlers referred to their settlement as Carcass Creek. In 1887, the Mormon residents were organized into a congregation called the Carcass Creek Branch, although meetings were held only irregularly due to the distances among homes.
In the early 1890s the growing town was granted a post office, and the name was changed to Grover in honor of U.S. President Grover Cleveland. The Grover Irrigation Company organized in 1893 to build and manage structures for drawing and distributing water from Fish Creek Lake. The first school classes were held in the winter of 1892–1893, and the first log school/church/community building was built about 1900.
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