Welcome to Dover Heights ...

Dover Heights is located in Kent County<1>.

The location of Dover Heights has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Dover Heights: Dover Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Dover Heights is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Dover Heights lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Dover Heights is located in the (302) area code.

Communities Also Named Dover Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Dover Heights - it's located in Ontario.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dover Heights.

Communities near Dover Heights ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dover Heights.

• Milford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Milford is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <4>
• Smyrna
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
  • Smyrna is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,163 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <4>
• Harrington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
  • Harrington is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrington <4>
• Camden
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,640 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <4>
• Clayton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,630 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <4>
• Townsend
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
  • Townsend is located in New Castle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Townsend <4>
• Cheswold
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheswold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheswold
  • Cheswold is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,759 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheswold <4>
• Wyoming
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
  • Wyoming is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <4>
• Felton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton
  • Felton is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Felton <4>
• Frederica
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederica
  • Frederica is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 859 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederica <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Dover Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dover Heights.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dover Heights. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dover Heights.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dover Heights. See our Newspapers Page for Dover Heights.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dover Heights ...

Looking for more information about Dover Heights? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Dover Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dover Heights.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dover Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kent County: www.co.kent.de.us/

The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/