Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Rover (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Rover. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Rover is located in Yell County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Yell County: Conway, Garland, Logan, Montgomery, Perry, Pope & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near Rover. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rover:
- Yell County (The home county of Rover)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rover, with the one closest to Rover listed first.
- Wing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wing is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Briggsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Briggsville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Plainview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Danville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Corinth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Corinth is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Belleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aly is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aly
- Bluffton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bluffton is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Waltreak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Waltreak is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltreak
- Havana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marvinville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marvinville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvinville
- Chula
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chula is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rover, with the one closest to Rover listed first.
- Pontoon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pontoon is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon
- Winrock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winrock is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winrock
- Garland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rover, with the one closest to Rover listed first.
- Gladstone ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gladstone is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Avant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Avant is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avant
- Jessieville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Springs is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Hot Springs Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Pine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rover, with the one closest to Rover listed first.
- Piney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Piney is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Knoxville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Knoxville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rover, with the one closest to Rover listed first.
- Blue Mountain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Mountain is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Corley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Corley is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- New Blaine
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Delaware
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Delaware is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Sand Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Ridge is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Magazine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Magazine is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magazine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
- Subiaco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Scranton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Scranton is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Paris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Golden City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Golden City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden City
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rover, with the one closest to Rover listed first.
- Fannie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fannie is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannie
- Story
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Washita
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Washita is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
- Fir ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir
- Sims
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sims is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Joplin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Joplin is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Pencil Bluff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whitetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitetown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Mount Ida
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rover, with the one closest to Rover listed first.
- Casa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Deberrie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Deberrie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deberrie
- Adona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rover, with the one closest to Rover listed first.
- North Dardanelle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Dardanelle is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dardanelle
- Holla Bend
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holla Bend is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
- Bernice
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bernice is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Georgetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- London
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Russellville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pottsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,361 people
- Former names for Pottsville:
- Pott's Inn
- Pott's Station
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rover, with the one closest to Rover listed first.
- Little Texas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Little Texas is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Nebraska ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Nebraska is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
- Harvey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Harvey is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Cardiff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cardiff is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rover, see our County-by-County Page for Rover.
Cemeteries Near Rover ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rover.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Rover - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rover covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rover, with the one closest to Rover listed first.
- Hunts Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hogan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sunlight Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ballew Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Earl Ladd Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tate Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Briggs Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (263 more) ...
- Nooner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barnett Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Danville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Rover had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rover, with the one closest to Rover listed first.
- Wing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wing is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Gilkey ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gilkey is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilkey
- Briggsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Briggsville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Onyx
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Onyx is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onyx
- Danville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shark is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shark
- Belleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bluffton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bluffton is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Aly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aly is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aly
- Ola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ava
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ava is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
- Ranger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ranger is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Alpha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alpha is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Chula
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chula is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
- Gladstone ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gladstone is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rover. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rover.
Newspapers Published in Rover ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rover.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rover, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rover.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Rover:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Yell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conway County
- Garland County
- Johnson County
- Logan County
- Montgomery County
- Perry County
- Pope County
- Scott County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rover, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rover) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |