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 (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.
Dover is located in Lewis 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 Lewis County: Adams (IL), Hancock (IL), Clark, Knox, Marion & Shelby.
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:
- Lewis County (The home county of Dover)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Weber
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Weber is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
- Maywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Maywood is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Durham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gilead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gilead is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- La Grange
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sellers
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sellers is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Ewing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Canton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Monticello
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Argola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Argola is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argola
- Lewistown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Court Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Court Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Court Village
- La Belle
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Saint Patrick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Patrick is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
- Neeper
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Neeper is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeper
- Alexandria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wayland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wayland is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Clark City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Clark City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark City
- Kahoka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Medill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Medill is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medill
- Saint Francisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Francisville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francisville
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Newark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jeddo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jeddo is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Forest Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Springs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Springs
- Knox City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Colony
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Colony is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Plevna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Plevna is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Hedge City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hedge City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedge City
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Taylor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nelsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nelsonville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Philadelphia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Philadelphia is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Dodge City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dodge City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Palmyra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Helton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Helton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Hannibal
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Cave City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cave City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
- Monroe County
- Monroe City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ralls County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Rensselaer
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rensselaer is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Saverton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saverton is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saverton
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Emden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Emden is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emden
- Bethel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kendall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kendall is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Hunnewell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hunnewell is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Shelbyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- Kirby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kirby is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Lakenan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lakenan is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakenan
- Lee County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Buena Vista ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Keokuk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Adams County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Meyer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Meyer is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer
- Quincy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ursa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ewbanks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ewbanks is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewbanks
- Marcelline
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marcelline is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcelline
- Lima
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marblehead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marblehead is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Fowler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mendon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Burton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Burton is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Paloma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Loraine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fall Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fall Creek is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Hancock County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Sutter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sutter is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutter
- Warsaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Chili
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chili is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- West Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Point is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Hamilton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Basco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pike County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Shepherd
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Shepherd is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
- Spencer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spencer is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Hull
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
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.
- Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Maywood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Salter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cool Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Briscoe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Riverview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Marks Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cason Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sunrise Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunrise Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southwest of Maywood.
- Garnett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Finley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (281 more) ...
- Nall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wagner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Zahn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 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.
- Weber
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Weber is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
- Durham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Maywood is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Gilead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gilead is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- La Grange
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sellers
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sellers is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Taylor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Naomi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Naomi is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
- Hester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hester is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
- Tolona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tolona is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolona
- Canton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Monticello
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Benjamin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Benjamin is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin
- Benbow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Benbow is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benbow
- Emerson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Emerson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
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 60 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 27 miles [43.5 km]<2>. 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 websites either 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 Missouri
- Pages specific to Lewis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Knox County
- Marion County
- Monroe County
- Ralls County
- Shelby County
- Lee County
- Adams County
- Hancock County
- Pike 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> | 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'. |
| <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> | 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. |