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 doctors and 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 Morris County.
To see how the shape of New Jersey's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Morris County: Essex, Hunterdon, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex & Warren.
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:
- Morris County (The home county of Dover)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Millbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Millbrook is located in Morris County
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- Mine Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mine Hill is located in Morris County
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- Hilltown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hilltown is located in Morris County
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- White Meadow Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- White Meadow Lake 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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- Tabor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tabor 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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- Hibernia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hibernia is located in Morris County
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- Lake Telemark
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Telemark 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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- Hurdtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hurdtown 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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- Bergen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Campgaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Campgaw is located in Bergen County
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- Wyckoff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wyckoff is located in Bergen County
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- Wortendyke
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wortendyke is located in Bergen County
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- Ackermans Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ackermans Mills is located in Bergen County
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- Garfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Garfield is located in Bergen County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,641 people
- Lyndhurst
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lyndhurst is located in Bergen County
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- North Arlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- North Arlington is located in Bergen County
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- Radburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Radburn is located in Bergen County
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- Ridgewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ridgewood is located in Bergen County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,915 people
- Saddle Brook
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Saddle Brook is located in Bergen County
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- Warren Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Warren Point is located in Bergen County
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- Borough of Wood-Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Borough of Wood-Ridge is located in Bergen County
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- Estimated population in 2015: 8,249 people
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Fairfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fairfield is located in Essex County
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- West Caldwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- West Caldwell is located in Essex County
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- Essex Fells
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Essex Fells is located in Essex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,071 people
- Livingston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Livingston is located in Essex County
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- Caldwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Caldwell is located in Essex County
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- Borough of Essex Fells
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Borough of Essex Fells is located in Essex County
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- Estimated population in 2015: 2,159 people
- Meadow Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Meadow Village is located in Essex County
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- Cedar Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Essex County
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- Verona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Verona is located in Essex County
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- West Orange
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- West Orange is located in Essex County
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- Millburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Millburn is located in Essex County
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- Maplewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood is located in Essex County
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- Hudson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Kearny
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kearny is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,507 people
- Harrison
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,481 people
- Secaucus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Secaucus is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,602 people
- Bergen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bergen is located in Hudson County
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- Bayonne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bayonne is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
- Communipaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Communipaw is located in Hudson County
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- Guttenberg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Guttenberg is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,015 people
- Hoboken
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hoboken is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,081 people
- North Bergen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Bergen is located in Hudson County
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- Union City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Union City is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
- Weehawken
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Weehawken is located in Hudson County
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- Jersey City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jersey City is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
- Hunterdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Pottersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pottersville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Farmersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Farmersville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Califon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Califon is located in Hunterdon County
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- Hoffmans
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hoffmans is located in Hunterdon County
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- Readingsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Readingsburg is located in Hunterdon County
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- Whitehouse Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehouse Station is located in Hunterdon County
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- Whitehouse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehouse is located in Hunterdon County
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- Annandale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Annandale is located in Hunterdon County
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- New Hampton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- New Hampton is located in Hunterdon County
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- Mariannes Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mariannes Corner is located in Hunterdon County
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- Allerton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Allerton is located in Hunterdon County
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- Clinton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Hunterdon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,675 people
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- North Edison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Edison is located in Middlesex County
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- Samptown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Samptown is located in Middlesex County
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- Potters
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Potters is located in Middlesex County
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- Piscataway
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Piscataway is located in Middlesex County
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- Randolphville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Randolphville is located in Middlesex County
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- Society Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Society Hill is located in Middlesex County
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- Iselin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Iselin is located in Middlesex County
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- Pumptown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pumptown is located in Middlesex County
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- Avenel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Avenel is located in Middlesex County
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- Colonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Colonia is located in Middlesex County
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- Menlo Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Menlo Park is located in Middlesex County
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- Edgar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Edgar is located in Middlesex County
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- Passaic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Macopin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Macopin is located in Passaic County
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- Wayne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wayne is located in Passaic County
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- Singac
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Singac is located in Passaic County
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- Haskell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haskell is located in Passaic County
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- Preakness
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Preakness is located in Passaic County
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- Little Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Little Falls is located in Passaic County
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- The Village at Little Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Borough of Woodland Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Borough of Woodland Park is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,655 people
- West Milford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Milford is located in Passaic County
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- Clifton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
- Paterson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Paterson is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
- Athenia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Athenia is located in Passaic County
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- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Gladstone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gladstone is located in Somerset County
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- Bedminster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bedminster is located in Somerset County
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- Smalleytown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Smalleytown is located in Somerset County
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- Union Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Union Village is located in Somerset County
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- Bound Brook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bound Brook is located in Somerset County
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- North Branch Depot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- North Branch Depot is located in Somerset County
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- Finderne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Finderne is located in Somerset County
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- Somerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Somerville is located in Somerset County
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- Ukrainian Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ukrainian Village is located in Somerset County
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- Middlebush
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Middlebush is located in Somerset County
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- Somerset
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Somerset is located in Somerset County
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- Woodfern
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Woodfern is located in Somerset County
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- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Hopatcong Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hopatcong Hills is located in Sussex County
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- Mahola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mahola is located in Sussex County
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- Lake Mohawk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Mohawk is located in Sussex County
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- Waterloo Village ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Waterloo Village is located in Sussex County
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- Waterloo Village has also been known as:
- Waterloo
- Edison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Edison is located in Sussex County
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- Sparta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sparta is located in Sussex County
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- Brighton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton is located in Sussex County
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- Tranquility
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tranquility is located in Sussex County
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- Newton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newton is located in Sussex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,977 people
- Hardistonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hardistonville is located in Sussex County
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- Washingtonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Washingtonville is located in Sussex County
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- Augusta
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Augusta is located in Sussex County
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- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Summit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Summit is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
- Benders Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Benders Corner is located in Union County
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- Berkeley Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berkeley Heights is located in Union County
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- Feltville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Feltville is located in Union County
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- Springfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield is located in Union County
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- Scotch Plains
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Scotch Plains is located in Union County
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- Plainfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Plainfield is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
- Westfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
- Cranford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cranford is located in Union County
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- Union
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Union County
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- Clark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clark is located in Union County
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- Hillside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillside is located in Union County
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- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Allamuchy - Panther Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hackettstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hackettstown is located in Warren County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
- Long Bridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Long Bridge is located in Warren County
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- Beattystown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Beattystown is located in Warren County
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- Vienna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Vienna is located in Warren County
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- Karrsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Karrsville is located in Warren County
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- Blairstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Blairstown is located in Warren County
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- Hope
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hope is located in Warren County
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- Paulina
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Paulina is located in Warren County
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- Mount Hermon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Hermon is located in Warren County
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- Oxford
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oxford is located in Warren County
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- Millbrook ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Millbrook is located in Warren County
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- New York County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Battery Park City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Battery Park City is located in New York County (NY)
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- Greenwich Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Greenwich Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- Hell's Kitchen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hell's Kitchen is located in New York County (NY)
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- Orange County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Sterling Forest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Amity
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Amity is located in Orange County (NY)
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- Newport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Newport is located in Orange County (NY)
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- Warwick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Homestead Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Homestead Village is located in Orange County (NY)
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- Edenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Edenville is located in Orange County (NY)
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- Pine Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pine Island is located in Orange County (NY)
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- Unionville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tuxedo Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Arlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Bloomfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 people
- Graniteville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Graniteville is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Port Richmond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Port Richmond is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Westerleigh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westerleigh is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Heartland Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Heartland Village is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- New Brighton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Brighton is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Staten Island
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Annadale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Annadale is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Stapleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stapleton is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Tottenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tottenville is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Rockland County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Hillburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ramapo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ramapo is located in Rockland County (NY)
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- Suffern
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sloatsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Airmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Airmont is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,767 people
- Montebello
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Montebello is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montebello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,579 people
- Tallman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monsey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kaser
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kaser is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,439 people
- Pearl River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Bushkill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shoemakers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shoemakers is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakers
- Coolbaugh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coolbaugh is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolbaugh
- Northampton County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Portland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Portland is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- Slateford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Slateford is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slateford
- East Bangor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- East Bangor is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bangor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
- Richmond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Richmond is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Pike County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Delaware
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Egypt Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Egypt Mills is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Mills
- Conashaugh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Conashaugh is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conashaugh
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.
- Orchard Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Locust Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Cecelias Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Denville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Freedom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Freedom Hebrew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cook Cemetery is located in Denville.
- The Cook Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cooks Cemetery
- John P. Cook Cemetery
- Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
- Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2374821 <2>
- Hibernia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (377 more) ...
- Convent Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hilltop Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Cemetery
- The Hilltop Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hilltop Presbyterian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #659805 <2>
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.<3>
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.
These 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
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Hill
- Mount Hope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Hope is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Kenvil
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kenvil is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenvil
- Succasunna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Succasunna is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Succasunna
- Mount Freedom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Freedom is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Freedom
- Tabor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tabor is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Denville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Denville is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denville
- Ironia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ironia is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironia
- Littleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Littleton is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Hibernia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hibernia is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Lake Hopatcong
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Hopatcong is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hopatcong
- Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Landing is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landing
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Brookside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brookside is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Port Morris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Port Morris is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Morris
- Flanders
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Flanders is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
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 the Vicinity of 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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dover.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Dover. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Dover and those printed in the larger area surrounding Dover.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> of Dover.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 New Jersey
- Pages specific to Morris County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bergen County
- Essex County
- Hudson County
- Hunterdon County
- Middlesex County
- Passaic County
- Somerset County
- Sussex County
- Union County
- Warren County
- New York County
- Orange County
- Richmond County
- Rockland County
- Monroe County
- Northampton County
- Pike County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Jersey
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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'. |