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Welcome to Dover ...

Dover is located in Judith Basin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dover, you might consider that their post office opened in 1911.

Dover is 4,120 feet [1,256 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Dover is about ¾ mile [or 1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Dover lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Dover: 406

Communities Also Named Dover ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 58 communities that are also named Dover - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa (3), Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maine (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), 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.

  • Stanford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Denton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Arrow Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Arrow Creek is located in Judith Basin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Creek
  • Geyser
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Windham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Windham is located in Judith Basin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
  • Coffee Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Moccasin
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Raynesford
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Sapphire Village
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Sapphire Village is located in Judith Basin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapphire Village
  • Hobson
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Hobson is located in Judith Basin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobson <3>

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 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 (so far) for Dover was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Dover post office opened in 1911. The Dover post office closed in 1950.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dover.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Judith Basin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dover - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/