Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Rover in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rover. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rover listed first.
- Gilead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gilead is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Blounts Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blounts Creek is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blounts Creek
- Bunyan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bunyan is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunyan
- Chocowinity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Washington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Vanceboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ernul
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ernul is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernul
- Bath
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Idalia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Idalia is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idalia
- Aurora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grimesland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grimesland is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Calico
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Calico is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Latham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Latham is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Black Jack
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Black Jack is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Chicod
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Chicod is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicod
- Lima
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lima is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Maplecypress
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Maplecypress is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplecypress
- Bellair
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bellair is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
- Yeatesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yeatesville is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeatesville
- Jasper
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jasper is located in Craven County
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- Olympia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Olympia is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympia
- South Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- South Creek is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Creek
- Ransomville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ransomville is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
- Coxville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Coxville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxville
- Clark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clark is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Reelsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Reelsboro is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsboro
- Gaylord
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gaylord is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Pactolus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pactolus is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Johnsons Mills ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Johnsons Mills is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Mills
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
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