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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)
    • Mine Hill is located in Morris County
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  • Mount Hope
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Mount Hope is located in Morris County
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  • Kenvil
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Kenvil is located in Morris County
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  • Succasunna
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Succasunna is located in Morris County
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  • Mount Freedom
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Mount Freedom is located in Morris County
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  • Tabor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Tabor is located in Morris County
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  • Denville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Denville is located in Morris County
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  • Ironia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ironia is located in Morris County
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  • Littleton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Littleton is located in Morris County
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  • Hibernia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hibernia is located in Morris County
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  • Lake Hopatcong
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Hopatcong is located in Morris County
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  • Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Landing is located in Morris County
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  • Brookside
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Brookside is located in Morris County
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  • Port Morris
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Port Morris is located in Morris County
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  • Flanders
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Flanders is located in Morris County
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  • Weldon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Weldon is located in Morris County
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  • Morristown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Morristown is located in Morris County
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    • 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)
    • Woodport is located in Morris County
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  • Parsippany
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Parsippany is located in Morris County
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  • Whippany
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Whippany is located in Morris County
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  • Boonton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Boonton is located in Morris County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,878 people
  • Marcella
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Marcella is located in Morris County
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  • Green Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Lake is located in Morris County
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  • Mount Olive
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Mount Olive is located in Morris County
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  • Bartley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bartley is located in Morris County
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  • Troy Hills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Troy Hills is located in Morris County
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  • Montville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Montville is located in Morris County
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  • Milton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Milton is located in Morris County
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  • Budd Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Budd Lake is located in Morris County
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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.