Welcome to Dover Square ...
Dover Square is located in Fayette County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Dover Square: Dover Sq. (or less commonly used: Dover Sqr.)
Dover Square is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Dover Square lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Dover Square (for example, toward Ranburne (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Area Codes for Dover Square: 404, 470, 678 & 770<3>
Communities near Dover Square ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dover Square.
- South Fulton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- South Fulton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
- Smokey Acres
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
- Newnan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pontevedra
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pontevedra is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontevedra
- Estimated population in 2019: 25,694 people
- Union City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Foreston Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Foreston Place is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston Place
- Estimated population in 2019: 20,020 people
- Forest Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fayetteville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette Villa Estates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette Villa Estates is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Villa Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,991 people
- Kings Forest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Forest is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,949 people
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 Square. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dover Square.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dover Square. 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 Square.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dover Square. See our Newspapers Page for Dover Square.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dover Square ...
Looking for more information about Dover Square? 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 Square, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dover Square.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dover Square - 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 404 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 470, 678 or 770. New phone numbers in the Dover Square area will be assigned with one of these codes: 404, 470, 678 or 770. As a result, placing a call in the Dover Square 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. |