Do you know of Dover Point ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Dover Point. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Dover Point.<1>

Our sources for Dover Point (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Dover Point other than they indicate that Dover Point would be found somewhere in Strafford County, New Hampshire.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1876 and closed  in 1901.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Dover Point ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Dover Point:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Dover Point - Services available: had a Post Office, Railroad Station

Rand McNally Map of New Hampshire (1912)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

The FIPS database contains an entry for Dover Point.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 33/18900   (Place Name: Dover Point)

County: Strafford     (FIPS State/County: 33/017)

Class: U4

Identifies a populated place (ie- Dover Point) which is wholly or substantially located within the boundaries of an incorporated place with a different name. The Part of Code identifies the incorporated place.

More Orphans in  Strafford County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Strafford County.