Grover Ghost Town

Winona County, Minnesota43.8688, -91.9292

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
8.4 miLewiston, MN
Mild months
Apr–Oct7 of 12
Next ghost town
5.7 miEnterprise
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Grover is a ghost town in Winona County, Minnesota.

On the map

20 mi40 miWinonaGoodviewSt. CharlesPlainviewChatfieldEyotaRushfordGrover
  • State
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Grover. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Lewiston, MN, about 8.4 miles north in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Rochester, MN, 29 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Enterprise5.7 mi northeast
  2. Clear Grit12 mi southwest
  3. Whitewater Falls18 mi north
  4. Forestville19 mi southwest
  5. Bluff Siding21 mi northeast
  6. Ashton22 mi east
  7. Bohri25 mi northeast
  8. Elliota25 mi south

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

Private or unlisted land

The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Weather by month

0°20°40°60°80°100°265Jan308Feb4220Mar5732Apr6944May7856Jun8259Jul8057Aug7348Sep6036Oct4424Nov3113DecJan: 1.1 inFeb: 1.1 inMar: 1.8 inApr: 3.9 inMay: 4.6 inJun: 5.7 inJul: 4.3 inAug: 4.7 inSep: 4.0 inOct: 2.8 inNov: 1.8 inDec: 1.3 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run April to October, judging by NOAA normals from Rushford.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Rushford station (USC00217184), 10 miles away. About 37.1 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationWinona County, Minnesota
Coordinates43.86880, -91.92920
SourcesWikidata Q5611504 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Grover ghost town?

In Winona County, Minnesota, at 43.8688, -91.9292. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Lewiston, MN, about 8.4 miles north in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Rochester, MN, 29 miles away.

Can you visit Grover?

Likely private land. The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

When is the best time to visit Grover?

Mild months here run April to October, judging by NOAA normals from Rushford.

Are there other ghost towns near Grover?

Yes. Enterprise (5.7 mi), Clear Grit (12 mi), Whitewater Falls (18 mi), Forestville (19 mi).

More ghost towns in Minnesota

All 74 ghost towns in Minnesota