Welcome to Dover ...

Dover is located in Boone County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dover, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1860.

Dover is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Dover ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Indiana communities named Dover: This one is located in Boone County and the other is located in Dearborn County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 58 communities that are also named Dover - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa (3), Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maine (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (3), North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Dover ...

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

• Zionsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zionsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionsville
  • Zionsville is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zionsville <4>
• Brownsburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsburg
  • Brownsburg is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsburg <4>
• Crawfordsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfordsville
  • Crawfordsville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawfordsville <4>
• Lebanon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
• Frankfort
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,756 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <4>
• Whitestown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestown
  • Whitestown is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,586 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitestown <4>
• Pittsboro
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
  • Pittsboro is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsboro <4>
• Thorntown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorntown
  • Thorntown is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,563 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thorntown <4>
• Ladoga
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
  • Ladoga is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ladoga <4>
• Jamestown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jamestown is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 928 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <4>

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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dover.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dover ...

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

Adding Dover to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dover in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Dover was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Dover post office opened in 1860.

We also found Dover in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dover.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 Indiana: https://www.in.gov