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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.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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 Screven County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Screven County: Bulloch, Burke, Effingham, Jenkins, Allendale (SC) & Hampton (SC).

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:

  • Screven County     (The home county of Dover)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
    • Cooperville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cameron
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Cameron is located in Screven County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,012 people
    • Ogeechee ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Captolo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Captolo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captolo
      • Captolo is located in Screven County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Captolo
      • From Dover to Captolo
    • Rocky Ford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
      • Rocky Ford is located in Screven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Ford <3>
    • Oliver
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Newington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington
      • Newington is located in Screven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newington <3>
    • Sylvania
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Zeigler
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Hilltonia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilltonia came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltonia
      • Hilltonia is located in Screven County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 262 people
    • Hiltonia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Millhaven
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Bryan County
    • Pembroke
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pembroke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
      • Pembroke is located in Bryan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,683 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <3>
  • Bulloch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
    • Clito
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Statesboro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesboro
      • Statesboro is located in Bulloch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,204 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Statesboro <3>
    • Olde Towne
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olde Towne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde Towne
      • Olde Towne is located in Bulloch County
    • Eagle Court
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Court have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Court
      • Eagle Court is located in Bulloch County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 164 people
    • Leefield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Portal
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
      • Portal is located in Bulloch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portal <3>
    • Brooklet
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Kites Spur ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kites Spur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kites Spur
      • Kites Spur is located in Bulloch County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 227 people
    • Aaron
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Register
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Register have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
      • Register is located in Bulloch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Register <3>
    • New Hope
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Hope. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • New Hope is located in Bulloch County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to New Hope
      • From Dover to New Hope
    • Hubert
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Statesborough
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statesborough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesborough
      • Statesborough is located in Bulloch County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 32,954 people
  • Burke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
    • Sardis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Munnerlyn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Munnerlyn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
      • Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Munnerlyn
      • From Dover to Munnerlyn
  • Candler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
    • Pulaski
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Metter
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Canoe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe
      • Canoe is located in Candler County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 785 people
  • Effingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
    • Egypt
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Guyton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Clyo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Springfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Two Sisters Ferry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Sisters Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Sisters Ferry
      • Two Sisters Ferry is located in Effingham County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,063 people
    • Marlow
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Haddonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haddonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonville
      • Haddonville is located in Effingham County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 965 people
  • Emanuel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
    • Garfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Twin City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Stillmore
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillmore
      • Stillmore is located in Emanuel County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stillmore <3>
  • Evans County
  • Jenkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
    • Scarboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Emmalane
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Millen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Thrift
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thrift have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
      • Thrift is located in Jenkins County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,623 people
    • Perkins
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hampton County (SC)

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

  • Branon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Branon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Branon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wades Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wades Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wades Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Simmons Branch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simmons Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cameron Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cameron Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cameron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Oliff Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Oliff Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Oliff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clito Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clito Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clito Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eureka Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eureka Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eureka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Springhead Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springhead Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springhead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Donaldson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Donaldson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Donaldson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (248 more) ...

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Dover had a population of 112 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.

  • Cameron
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
    • Cameron is located in Screven County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 5,012 people
  • Clito
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ogeechee ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Blitch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blitch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blitch
    • Blitch is located in Bulloch County
  • Halcyondale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halcyondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyondale
    • Halcyondale is located in Screven County
  • Captolo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Captolo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captolo
    • Captolo is located in Screven County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Captolo
    • From Dover to Captolo
  • Goloid
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goloid have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goloid
    • Goloid is located in Screven County
  • Rocky Ford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
    • Rocky Ford is located in Screven County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Ford <3>
  • Woodcliff
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodcliff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcliff
    • Woodcliff is located in Screven County
  • Oliver
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Sylvania
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Zeigler
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Jimps
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jimps have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimps
      • Jimps is located in Bulloch County
    • Emit
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emit
      • Emit is located in Bulloch County
    • Egypt
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

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 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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dover.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dover, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dover.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites 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:

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 State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dover) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dover. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5767, Longitude: -81.7145    









 

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