Welcome to Dove ...
Dove is located in Sumter County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Dove, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.
Dove is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Dove lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Dove: 205 & 659<3>
Communities Also Named Dove ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Dove - they are located in California, Iowa, Missouri, Ohio and Tennessee (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dove.
Communities near Dove ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dove.
- Livingston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- York
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- York is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
- Former names for York:
- New York Station
- York Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <4>
- Marion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Marion is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
- Cuba
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cuba is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- Emelle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Emelle is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Smith
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smith is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Boyd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boyd is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Intercourse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Intercourse is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intercourse
- Kinterbish
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kinterbish is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
- Ward
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ward is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
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 Dove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dove.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dove. 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 Dove.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dove. See our Newspapers Page for Dove.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dove ...
Looking for more information about Dove? 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 Dove, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dove.
Adding Dove to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Dove 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 (so far) for Dove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Dove post office opened in 1882. The Dove post office closed in 1904.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Dove.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Sumter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the Dove area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Dove area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |