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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Dover. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Dover to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dover, please Contact Us.
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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Dover is historic, it would have been located within present day Davis County.
To see how the shape of Iowa's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Davis County: Appanoose, Jefferson, Monroe, Van Buren, Wapello, Schuyler (MO) & Scotland (MO).
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:
- Davis County (The home county of Dover)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Pulaski
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pulaski is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Chequest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chequest is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chequest
- Steuben
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Steuben is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Stiles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stiles is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Floris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Floris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Bloomfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Savannah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Savannah is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
- Carbon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Drakesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mark is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
- West Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- West Grove is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
- Paris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Paris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Appanoose County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Orleans
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Orleans is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Moulton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Moulton is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Unionville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Coal City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Coal City is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Udell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Udell is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Henry County
- Hillsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hillsboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Libertyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Batavia
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fairfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Abingdon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Abingdon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Maharishi Vedic City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
- Glasgow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glasgow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Packwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Packwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Linby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Linby is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linby
- Pekin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pekin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Perlee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Perlee is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perlee
- Lockridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Keokuk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Hedrick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hedrick is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Martinsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Martinsburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Big Mound
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Big Mound is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mound
- Croton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Croton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
- Primrose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Russellville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Russellville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Russellville has also been known as:
- Doantown
- White Lane ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- White Lane is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lane
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Milton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Douds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Douds is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douds
- Leando
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leando is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
- Cantril
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Selma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Selma is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Keosauqua
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kilbourn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
- Mount Zion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Birmingham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Mount Sterling
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Bonaparte
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Stockport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wapello County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Eldon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cliffland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cliffland is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffland
- Agency
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- East Ottumwa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ottumwa
- Ottumwa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dahlonega
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dahlonega is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlonega
- Competine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Competine is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competine
- Bidwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bidwell is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell
- Blakesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Keb ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Keb is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keb
- Highland Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Highland Center is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Center
- Chillicothe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chillicothe is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Clark County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Acasto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Acasto is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acasto
- Anson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Anson is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
- Chambersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersburg is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Luray
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Luray is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Wyaconda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wyaconda is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyaconda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Athens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Athens is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Medill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Medill is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medill
- Peaksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Peaksville is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Knox County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Rutledge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Greensburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Greensburg is located in Knox County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Putnam County (MO)
- Livonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Livonia is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Schuyler County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Downing
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Downing is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Lancaster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coatsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Coatsville is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatsville
- Glenwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Clifton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Julesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Julesburg is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julesburg
- Queen City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Queen City is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Scotland County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Kilwinning
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kilwinning is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilwinning
- Memphis
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Arbela
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Granger
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Granger is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Unity
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Unity is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Pleasant Retreat
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Retreat is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Retreat
- Gorin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gorin is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorin
- South Gorin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- South Gorin is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gorin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
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.
- Richardson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wheaton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pansy Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Troy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Clark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Arney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Armstrong Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Amish Mennonite Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cupp Grave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Knights of Pythias Lodge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- K. P. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (467 more) ...
- Pulaski Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oaks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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.
While we didn't find Dover in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dover.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Troy
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Troy is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Pulaski
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pulaski is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Milton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lebanon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lebanon is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Chequest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chequest is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chequest
- Cantril
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leando
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leando is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
- Steuben
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Steuben is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Stiles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stiles is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Selma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Selma is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Hitt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hitt is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt
- Pittsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pittsburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Floris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Floris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Bloomfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Brock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Brock is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
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 79 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 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. 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 start with 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:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Davis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Appanoose County
- Henry County
- Jefferson County
- Keokuk County
- Lee County
- Van Buren County
- Wapello County
- Clark County
- Knox County
- Putnam County
- Schuyler County
- Scotland County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |