Rover, Missouri

Rover is an unincorporated community in western Oregon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community lies approximately eleven miles west of Alton and is on Missouri Route M, 1.5 miles south of U.S. Route 160.[2]

History

A post office called Rover was established in 1900, and remained in operation until 1945.[3] The community was named after Rover, the dog of an early postmaster.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rover, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 65, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  4. "Oregon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.


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