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Rover

Ghost town · Howard County, Maryland

Ellicott quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1892, 1:62,500)
Ellicott quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1892, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Rover is a ghost town in Howard County, Maryland. It is one of 8 former communities in Howard County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 24 Maryland counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Rover as a historical populated place on the Sykesville topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 39.3015° N, 76.9980° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSykesville
Elevation477 ft
Nearest living townLisbon, MD
Distance to it4.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1708060
Coordinates39.30149, -76.99803

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What's there now

Rover is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lisbon, MD (population 140), about 4.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 477 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Rover?

Rover is in Howard County, Maryland, at 39.3015, -76.9980.

How many ghost towns are in Howard County?

Howard County, Maryland has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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