Welcome to Dover Hill ...

Dover Hill is located in Martin County<1>.

The location of Dover Hill has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dover Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

Dover Hill is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Dover Hill lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Dover Hill (for example, toward Dale), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Dover Hill: (812)

Communities Also Named Dover Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Dover Hill - it's located in New Brunswick.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dover Hill.

Communities near Dover Hill ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dover Hill.

• Bedford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Bedford is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <4>
• Mitchell
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
  • Mitchell is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,269 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mitchell <4>
• Loogootee
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loogootee
  • Loogootee is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loogootee <4>
• Orleans
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
  • Orleans is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orleans <4>
• French Lick
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Lick
  • French Lick is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Lick <4>
• Odon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Odon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odon
  • Odon is located in Davies's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odon <4>
• Oolitic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oolitic
  • Oolitic is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oolitic <4>
• Shoals
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
  • Shoals is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoals <4>
• Montgomery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Davies's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <4>
• Elnora
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
  • Elnora is located in Davies's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 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 Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dover Hill.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dover Hill. 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 Hill.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dover Hill. See our Newspapers Page for Dover Hill.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dover Hill ...

Looking for more information about Dover Hill? 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 Hill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dover Hill.

Adding Dover Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dover Hill in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Dover Hill was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Dover Hill in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dover Hill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dover Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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