Welcome to Rover ...

Rover is located in Bedford County<1>.

The location of Rover has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rover, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

Rover is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Rover lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Rover is within the boundaries of the (931) area code.

Communities Also Named Rover ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Rover - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rover.

Communities near Rover ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rover.

• Murfreesboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murfreesboro
  • Murfreesboro is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 150,757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murfreesboro <4>
• Spring Hill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • Spring Hill is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hill <4>
• Shelbyville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
  • Shelbyville is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,326 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <4>
• Lewisburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Lewisburg is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,559 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <4>
• Nolensville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nolensville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolensville
  • Nolensville is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nolensville <4>
• Thompson's Station
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
  • Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
  • Former name for Thompson's Station:
  • Littlebury
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <4>
• Chapel Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Chapel Hill is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapel Hill <4>
• Unionville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
  • Unionville is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <4>
• Snell ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
  • Snell is located in Rutherford County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
• Eagleville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
  • Eagleville is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagleville <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Rover. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rover.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rover. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rover.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rover. See our Newspapers Page for Rover.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rover ...

Looking for more information about Rover? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Rover, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rover.

Adding Rover to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rover in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Rover was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rover post office opened in 1850.

We also found Rover in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rover.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rover. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/