Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Dover (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Dover. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Dover ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
In past government published Postal Guides, Dover was referred to as Dover Courthouse.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Dover. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dover.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Dover is located in Pope County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pope County: Conway, Johnson, Logan, Newton, Van Buren & Yell.
Below are the counties that are near Dover. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dover:
- Pope County (The home county of Dover)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Taral
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Taral is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taral
- Scottsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Scottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Center Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Center Valley is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Moreland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Augsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Augsburg is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
- Caglesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Hector
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ross
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ross is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Silex
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Silex is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Russellville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Laurel ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- London
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Jerusalem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Old Hickory
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Pontoon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pontoon is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon
- Hattieville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Winrock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Winrock is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winrock
- Cleveland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Solgohachia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Solgohachia is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
- Middleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Middleton is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Morrilton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oppelo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Center Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Piney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Piney is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Hagarville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hagarville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagarville
- Knoxville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Knoxville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Lamar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Strawberry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Strawberry is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Ludwig
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ludwig is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
- Clarksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Spadra
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Spadra is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
- Lone Pine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Pine is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Ozone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Union City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Union City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Harmony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Delaware
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- New Blaine
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison Bluff
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Morrison Bluff is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Scranton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Scranton is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Sand Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sand Ridge is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Cotton Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cotton Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Subiaco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Limestone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Limestone is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Deer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Walnut
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Casa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Adona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Perry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Searcy County
- Witt's Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Rex
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rex is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Scotland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Alread
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Dardanelle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chickalah
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chickalah is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickalah
- Centerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Cotton Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cotton Town is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Petit Jean
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Petit Jean is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petit Jean
- Birta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Birta is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
- Ola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Belleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Danville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plainview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Havana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dover, see our County-by-County Page for Dover.
Cemeteries Near Dover ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dover.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Dover - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dover covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Jamison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- McFadden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stout Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chesser Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Linker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Utley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brooks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pollard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pollard Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Dover.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55775 <2>
- Hatley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (362 more) ...
- Bakers Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Baptist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Baptist Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Center Valley.
- The Old Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Center Valley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55489 <2>
- Morgan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Dover had a population of 528 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Dover had a population of 1,445 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Scottsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Scottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Moreland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Mill Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Creek is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Augsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Augsburg is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
- Russellville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Caglesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Hector
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Silex
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Silex is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Ross
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ross is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- London
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Georgetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lutherville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lutherville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutherville
- Piney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Piney is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Dardanelle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dover. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dover.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Dover ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dover.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Dover. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Dover and those printed in the larger area surrounding Dover.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<3> of Dover.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Dover:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Pope County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conway County
- Johnson County
- Logan County
- Newton County
- Perry County
- Searcy County
- Van Buren County
- Yell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dover) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dover, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |