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.
- Zackville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zackville is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zackville
- Elizabeth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Peewee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Lucile
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Windy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
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- McClain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McClain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClain
- Evelyn ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Evelyn is located in Wirt County
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- Burning Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
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- Garfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield is located in Jackson County
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- Seaman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Seaman is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaman
- Reedy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Newark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Rockport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rockport is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Wiseburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wiseburg is located in Jackson County
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- Leachtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
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- Slate
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Slate is located in Wood County
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- LeRoy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- LeRoy is located in Jackson County
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- Liverpool
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
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- Creston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
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- Lockhart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lockhart is located in Jackson County
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- Millard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Chesterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chesterville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Cisco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Freeport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Lowdell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lowdell is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowdell
- Medina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Medina is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
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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