Welcome to Rover ...

So far, we found very little information about Rover. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Rover to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rover, please Contact Us.

Rover would have been located within present day Howard County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rover, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Rover is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Rover was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

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, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Websites for Rover ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.howardchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Rover, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Rover ...

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

• Rockville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <4>
• Gaithersburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaithersburg
  • Gaithersburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaithersburg <4>
• Laurel
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <4>
• Westminster
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
  • Westminster is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <4>
• Mount Airy
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
  • Mount Airy is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Airy <4>
• Sykesville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
  • Sykesville is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <4>
• Kensington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington
  • Kensington is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,448 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kensington <4>
• New Windsor
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Windsor
  • New Windsor is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Windsor <4>
• Garrett Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrett Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Park
  • Garrett Park is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garrett Park <4>
• Chevy Chase View
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chevy Chase View have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase View
  • Chevy Chase View is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people

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.

Adding Rover to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rover in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section 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.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Rover post office opened in 1898.

We also found Rover on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rover.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Howard County: www.co.ho.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/