Our Genealogy Helper
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 Station (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 Station. 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.
Name Variations for Dover Station ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Dover Station: Dover Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Dover Station is located in Lafayette County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lafayette County: Carroll, Jackson, Johnson, Pettis, Ray & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near Dover Station. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dover Station:
- Lafayette County (The home county of Dover Station)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover Station, with the one closest to Dover Station listed first.
- Dover
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Hodge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hodge is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Page City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Page City is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page City
- Corder
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Waverly is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
- Higginsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lexington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Alma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alma is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
- Mayview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aullville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Aullville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aullville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Concordia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wellington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover Station, with the one closest to Dover Station listed first.
- Braymer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cowgill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cowgill is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowgill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Polo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover Station, with the one closest to Dover Station listed first.
- Miles Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Miles Point is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Point
- Norborne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Norborne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norborne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Palemon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Palemon is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palemon
- Stet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Stet is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stet
- Carrollton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wakenda
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wakenda is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakenda
- Bogard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mandeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mandeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
- Bosworth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bosworth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Tina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tina is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Latoh ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Latoh is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latoh
- De Witt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- De Witt is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Clay County
- Excelsior Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover Station, with the one closest to Dover Station listed first.
- Levasy
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Levasy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levasy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Oak Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sibley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Buckner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sni Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sni Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sni Mills
- Grain Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lake City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover Station, with the one closest to Dover Station listed first.
- Dunksburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dunksburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunksburg
- Valley City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Valley City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Columbus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Greendoor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Greendoor is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendoor
- Warrensburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Livingston County
- Ludlow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ludlow is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Pettis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover Station, with the one closest to Dover Station listed first.
- Houstonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Houstonia is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Tedieville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tedieville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedieville
- Ray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover Station, with the one closest to Dover Station listed first.
- Hardin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Lakeview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Rockingham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rockingham is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
- Morton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morton is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Henrietta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Henrietta is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Richmond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Camden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fleming
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fleming is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Ovid ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ovid is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
- Rayville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Georgeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Georgeville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Albany
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Albany is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover Station, with the one closest to Dover Station listed first.
- Little Osage Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Little Osage Village is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Osage Village
- Grand Pass
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Grand Pass is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Pass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Blackburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Malta Bend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Leonard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Leonard is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Leonard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Salt Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Salt Springs is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Springs
- Blosser ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Blosser is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blosser
- Sweet Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cretcher
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cretcher is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cretcher
- Fairville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fairville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- Miami
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Herndon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Herndon is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dover Station, see our County-by-County Page for Dover Station.
Cemeteries Near Dover Station ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dover Station.
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 Station - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dover Station covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dover Station, with the one closest to Dover Station listed first.
- Dover Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dover Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Dover.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #658938 <2>
- St. John's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John's Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Dover.
- The St. John's Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John the Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183233 <2>
- Slusher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Page Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gilead Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairhaven Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Peacock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Austin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hardin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (186 more) ...
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Higginsville.
- The Salem Cemetery has also been known as:
- Evangelical Cemetery
- Salem Evangelical Cemetery
- Salem United Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28629 <2>
- Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<4>
While we didn't find Dover Station in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dover Station.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dover Station, with the one closest to Dover Station listed first.
- Miles Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Miles Point is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Point
- Dover
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Hodge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hodge is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Page City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Page City is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page City
- Sugartree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sugartree is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartree
- Norborne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Norborne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norborne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Corder
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Palemon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Palemon is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palemon
- Hardin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Higginsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Waverly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Waverly is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
- Lexington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Rockingham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rockingham is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
- Myrick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Myrick is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrick
- Alma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alma is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dover Station. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dover Station.
Newspapers Published in Dover Station ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dover Station.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dover Station, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dover Station.
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 helpful 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 Station:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Lafayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caldwell County
- Carroll County
- Clay County
- Jackson County
- Johnson County
- Livingston County
- Pettis County
- Ray County
- Saline County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dover Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |