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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Beaufort County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Beaufort County: Craven, Hyde, Martin, Pamlico, Pitt & Washington.
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:
- Beaufort County (The home county of Rover)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rover, with the one closest to Rover listed first.
- 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
- River Road
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- River Road is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
- Washington Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Washington Park is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Chocowinity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edward
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Washington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Whitepost
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whitepost is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitepost
- Whitepost has also been known as:
- White Post
- Bath
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pomouk Indian Village ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rosedale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rosedale is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Walla Watta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Walla Watta is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Watta
- Aurora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Craven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rover, with the one closest to Rover listed first.
- Ernul
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ernul is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernul
- Vanceboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Spring Hope is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hope
- Lima
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lima is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Bridgeton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clark is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- New Bern
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fort Barnwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Barnwell is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Barnwell
- Tuscarora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tuscarora is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
- James City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- James City is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- Fairfield Harbour
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fairfield Harbour is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Harbour
- Old Town Harbor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Old Town Harbor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Harbor
- Hyde County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rover, with the one closest to Rover listed first.
- Sladesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sladesville is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sladesville
- Germantown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Germantown is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rover, with the one closest to Rover listed first.
- Perfection
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Perfection is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perfection
- Debruhls Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Debruhls Landing is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debruhls Landing
- Jones Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Corner is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
- Tenmile Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tenmile Fork is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile Fork
- Oak Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pollocks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pollocks is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollocks
- Pollocksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sassers Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sassers Mill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassers Mill
- Trenton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lenoir County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rover, with the one closest to Rover listed first.
- Grifton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Tick Bite
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Tick Bite is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tick Bite
- Graingers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Graingers is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graingers
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rover, with the one closest to Rover listed first.
- Bear Grass
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bear Grass is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Grass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Jamesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dardens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dardens is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dardens
- Everetts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Everetts is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Pamlico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rover, with the one closest to Rover listed first.
- Reelsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Reelsboro is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsboro
- Bay City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bay City is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Grantsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alliance
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bayboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stonewall
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Stonewall is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Mesic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mesic is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Vandemere
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vandemere is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandemere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Lowland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lowland is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Merritt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Merritt is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
- Hobucken
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hobucken is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobucken
- Arapahoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rover, with the one closest to Rover listed first.
- Clayroot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Clayroot is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayroot
- 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
- Shelmerdine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Shelmerdine is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelmerdine
- Coxville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Coxville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxville
- Pactolus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pactolus is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Simpson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Simpson is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Quinerly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Quinerly is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinerly
- Bells Fork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bells Fork is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Fork
- Heritage Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Heritage Village is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Windsor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Ayden
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rover, with the one closest to Rover listed first.
- Monticello ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monticello is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Wenona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wenona is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
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.
- W.H. Marslender Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old Ware Creek MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Edwards Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Melvin Earl Keyes, Jr. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Samuel Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuel Moore Cemetery
- The Samuel Moore Cemetery has also been known as:
- Moore Cemetery
- Caleb Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Joseph F. Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bonner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rowe Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wootentown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oakdale Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (58 more) ...
- Celestial Memorial Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakhaven Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- James I. Moore Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Rover in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rover.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rover, 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
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- 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
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 124 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 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. 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 websites either 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 North Carolina
- Pages specific to Beaufort County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Craven County
- Hyde County
- Jones County
- Lenoir County
- Martin County
- Pamlico County
- Pitt County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rover) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | 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. |