Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Dover had a population of 3,061 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Dover had a population of 38,199 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Wyoming
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Camden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Lebanon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lebanon is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Rising Sun
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Little Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Leipsic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Woodside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Magnolia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pearsons Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pearsons Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearsons Corner
- Willow Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Viola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Canterbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Canterbury is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury
- Brenford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brenford is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenford
- Kenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bowers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bowers is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Petersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Petersburg is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Felton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Frederica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Smyrna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hartly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Slaughter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Slaughter is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
- Downs Chapel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Downs Chapel is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Chapel
- Marydel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Green Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Green Spring is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Blackiston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
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