Glover, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Glover, Missouri
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Iron
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation M:260
Area Code:573
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:750053

Glover is an unincorporated community in southern Iron County, Missouri, United States. It is located on Route 49, approximately eight miles south of Ironton.[1]

A post office called Glover was established in 1888, and remained in operation until 1991.[2] The community has the name of John Milton Glover, a state legislator.[3]

The lead smelter at Glover was operated by Doe Run Company and was a major local employer until operations were indefinitely suspended in 2003.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 56,
  2. Web site: Post Offices . Jim Forte Postal History . 12 October 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161012075240/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Iron . 12 October 2016 .
  3. Web site: Iron County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 12 October 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071635/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_iron.html . 24 June 2016 .
  4. Web site: The History of Doe Run, a Natural Resources Company . Doe Run Company . 12 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161009091008/http://www.doerun.com/who-we-are/doe-run-history . 9 October 2016 . dead .