Welcome to Rover ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rover, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Rover is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Rover lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Rover and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Rover: 404, 470, 678 & 770<3>

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, Idaho, Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee 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.

Peachtree City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Peachtree City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,763 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peachtree City <4>
Lawrences Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrences Mill is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrences Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 30,834 people
Carrolls
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Carrolls is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrolls
- Estimated population in 2019: 27,259 people
Griffin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Griffin is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,665 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Griffin <4>
Foreston Place
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Foreston Place is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston Place
- Estimated population in 2019: 20,020 people
Fayetteville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fayetteville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,328 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <4>
Locust Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,091 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locust Grove <4>
Hampton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hampton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,184 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <4>
Hamptons Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hamptons Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamptons Corner
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,073 people
Lovejoy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lovejoy is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,512 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovejoy <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 (so far) 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 1886. The Rover post office closed in 1932.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rover.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Spalding, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rover - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 404 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 470, 678 or 770. New phone numbers in the Rover area will be assigned with one of these codes: 404, 470, 678 or 770. As a result, placing a call in the Rover area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/