Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Dover had a population of 3,187 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Dover had a population of 17,619 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Mine Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Mount Hope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Morris County
- Kenvil
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Succasunna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Succasunna
- Succasunna is located in Morris County
- Mount Freedom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Freedom
- Mount Freedom is located in Morris County
- Tabor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Tabor is located in Morris County
- Denville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Ironia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Littleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Hibernia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Hibernia is located in Morris County
- Lake Hopatcong
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Hopatcong have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hopatcong
- Lake Hopatcong is located in Morris County
- Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Brookside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Brookside is located in Morris County
- Port Morris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Morris
- Port Morris is located in Morris County
- Flanders
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Weldon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Morristown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Morristown is located in Morris County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,229 people
- Morristown has also been known as:
- New Hanover
- West Hanover
- Woodport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodport
- Woodport is located in Morris County
- Parsippany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsippany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsippany
- Parsippany is located in Morris County
- Whippany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Boonton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonton
- Boonton is located in Morris County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,878 people
- Marcella
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Green Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Green Lake is located in Morris County
- Mount Olive
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Mount Olive is located in Morris County
- Bartley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Troy Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Hills
- Troy Hills is located in Morris County
- Milton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Budd Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd Lake
- Budd Lake is located in Morris County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Dover. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Morris County: www.co.morris.nj.us/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |