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Welcome to Dover ...The town of Dover is located in Morris 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 1820. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Dover has a population of 17,708 people<3> (see below for details). Dover is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Dover lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Telephone area codes for Dover: (973) and (862)<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Dover had an population of 17,708 people. This is a decrease of 2.47% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.64% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Dover had a population of 18,157 people. This makes Dover the county's 2nd most populous community. The population of Dover represents 0.21% of the total population of New Jersey (which has 8,791,894 people), making it the state's 33rd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 18,157 people, the population of Dover has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 18,188 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Dover. 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), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, 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.
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. Our list includes 11 papers. 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.<6> We also found Dover in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846). 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 Morris County: www.co.morris.nj.us/ The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/ Footnotes ...
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