Welcome to Dover ...

Dover is located in Judith Basin County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dover, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

Dover is 4,120 feet [1,256 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Dover is about ¾ mile [or 1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Dover lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Dover is within the boundaries of the (406) area code.

Communities Also Named Dover ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 58 communities that are also named Dover - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa (3), Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maine (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (3), North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Dover ...

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

• Stanford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
  • Stanford is located in Judith Basin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanford <4>
• Denton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
  • Denton is located in Fergus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <4>
• Arrow Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Creek
  • Arrow Creek is located in Judith Basin County
• Geyser
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geyser
  • Geyser is located in Judith Basin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geyser <4>
• Windham
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
  • Windham is located in Judith Basin County
• Coffee Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Creek
  • Coffee Creek is located in Fergus County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coffee Creek <4>
• Moccasin
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
  • Moccasin is located in Judith Basin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moccasin <4>
• Raynesford
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynesford
  • Raynesford is located in Judith Basin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raynesford <4>
• Sapphire Village
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sapphire Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapphire Village
  • Sapphire Village is located in Judith Basin County
• Hobson
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
  • Hobson is located in Judith Basin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobson <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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dover.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dover. 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.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dover ...

Looking for more information about Dover? 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, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dover.

Adding Dover to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dover in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Dover was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Dover post office opened in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dover.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/