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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 Plains (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 Plains. 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.

Name Variations for Dover Plains ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Dover Plains: Dover Plns.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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 Plains is located in Dutchess County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dutchess County: Fairfield (CT), Litchfield (CT), Berkshire (MA), Columbia, Orange, Putnam & Ulster.

Below are the counties that are near Dover Plains. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dover Plains:

  • Dutchess County     (The home county of Dover Plains)
  • Columbia County
  • Greene County
    • Cornwall-on-Hudson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall-on-Hudson came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
      • Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dover Plains, with the one closest to Dover Plains listed first.
    • Balmville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balmville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmville
      • Balmville is located in Orange County
    • Newburgh
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Gardnertown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardnertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnertown
      • Gardnertown is located in Orange County
    • Leptondale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • New Windsor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cornwall Landing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cornwall-on-Hudson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Orange Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
      • Orange Lake is located in Orange County
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dover Plains, with the one closest to Dover Plains listed first.
    • Patterson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Towners
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Towners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towners
      • Towners is located in Putnam County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Towners
      • From Dover Plains to Towners
    • Lake Carmel
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carmel
      • Lake Carmel is located in Putnam County
    • Putnam Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Putnam Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Lake
      • Putnam Lake is located in Putnam County
    • Deforest Corners
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Brewster Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewster Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Hill
      • Brewster Hill is located in Putnam County
    • Dykemans
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dykemans. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykemans
      • Dykemans is located in Putnam County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dykemans
      • From Dover Plains to Dykemans
    • Brewster
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewster have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
      • Brewster is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,334 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewster <1>
    • Crafts
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crafts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts
      • Crafts is located in Putnam County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Crafts
      • From Dover Plains to Crafts
    • Mahopac Mines
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Peach Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Lake
      • Peach Lake is located in Putnam County
    • Mahopac
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahopac have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac
      • Mahopac is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahopac <1>
  • Ulster County
  • Westchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dover Plains, with the one closest to Dover Plains listed first.
    • Heritage Hills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
      • Heritage Hills is located in Westchester County
    • Lincolndale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincolndale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolndale
      • Lincolndale is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincolndale <1>
    • Shenorock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenorock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenorock
      • Shenorock is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenorock <1>
    • Somers
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
      • Somers is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somers <1>
    • Jefferson Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
      • Jefferson Village is located in Westchester County
    • Twin Lakes Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
      • Twin Lakes Village is located in Westchester County
  • Fairfield County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dover Plains, with the one closest to Dover Plains listed first.
    • Sherman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
      • Sherman is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,610 people
    • Sherman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • New Fairfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairfield
      • New Fairfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,792 people
    • Ball Pond
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ball Pond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Pond
      • Ball Pond is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ball Pond
      • From Dover Plains to Ball Pond
    • New Fairfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairfield
      • New Fairfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Fairfield <1>
    • Brookfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
      • Brookfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookfield <1>
    • Brookfield Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Brookfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
      • Brookfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,900 people
    • Danbury
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
      • Danbury is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,317 people
    • Danbury
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Hawleyville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyville
      • Hawleyville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawleyville <1>
    • Bethel
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Hartford County (CT)
  • Litchfield County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dover Plains, with the one closest to Dover Plains listed first.
    • Kent
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bulls Bridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kent
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
      • Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,766 people
    • New Milford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
      • New Milford is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,683 people
    • South Kent
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Kent
      • South Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Kent <1>
    • North Kent
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Kent. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kent
      • North Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to North Kent
      • From Dover Plains to North Kent
    • Gaylordsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Ellsworth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ellsworth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
      • Ellsworth is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ellsworth
      • From Dover Plains to Ellsworth
    • Sharon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
      • Sharon is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
    • Sharon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cornwall Bridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Bridge
      • Cornwall Bridge is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornwall Bridge <1>
    • Marble Dale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • New Haven County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dover Plains, with the one closest to Dover Plains listed first.
    • Heritage Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
      • Heritage Village is located in New Haven County (CT)
    • South Britain
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Southbury
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbury
      • Southbury is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,496 people
    • Southbury
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Middlebury
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlebury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
      • Middlebury is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,829 people
    • Middlebury
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlebury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
      • Middlebury is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlebury <1>
    • Southford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Waterbury
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
      • Waterbury is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106,826 people
    • Waterbury
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Berkshire County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dover Plains, with the one closest to Dover Plains listed first.
    • Mount Washington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
      • Mount Washington is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Ashley Falls
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Clayton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clayton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Clayton is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Clayton
      • From Dover Plains to Clayton
    • Gomorrah
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sheffield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Egremont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egremont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont
      • Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
    • South Egremont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Egremont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Egremont
      • South Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Mill River
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Southfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfield
      • Southfield is located in Berkshire County (MA)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dover Plains, see our County-by-County Page for Dover Plains.

Cemeteries Near Dover Plains ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dover Plains.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dover Plains covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dover Plains, with the one closest to Dover Plains listed first.

  • Valley View Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Haight Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haight Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bulls Bridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bulls Bridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bulls Bridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Congregational Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Congregational Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Congregational Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Amenia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Amenia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Amenia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Good Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Skiff Mtn. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skiff Mtn. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skiff Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nine Partners Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nine Partners Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nine Partners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morningside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Amenia Island Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amenia Island Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amenia Island Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gaylordsville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaylordsville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gaylordsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (306 more) ...
    • Peet Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peet Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bolland District Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bolland District Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bolland District Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Long Mtn. Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Mtn. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Dover Plains had a population of 662 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Dover Plains, with the one closest to Dover Plains listed first.

  • Chestnut Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
    • Chestnut Ridge is located in Dutchess County
  • Dover Furnace
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Furnace
    • Dover Furnace is located in Dutchess County
  • Camby
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Camby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camby
    • Camby is located in Dutchess County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Camby
    • From Dover Plains to Camby
  • South Amenia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Amenia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amenia
    • South Amenia is located in Dutchess County
  • Wassaic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Littlerest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littlerest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlerest
    • Littlerest is located in Dutchess County
  • North Clove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • South Dover
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dover
    • South Dover is located in Dutchess County
  • Bulls Bridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kent
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Kent Furnace
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Furnace
    • Kent Furnace is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Mabbettsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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    • Webatuck
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webatuck have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webatuck
      • Webatuck is located in Dutchess County
    • Lithgow
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lithgow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithgow
      • Lithgow is located in Dutchess County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lithgow
      • From Dover Plains to Lithgow
    • South Kent
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Kent
      • South Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Kent <1>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dover Plains. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dover Plains.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Dover Plains ...

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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dover Plains.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Dover Plains. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Dover Plains and those printed in the larger area surrounding Dover Plains.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<7> of Dover Plains.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Plains:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dover Plains. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Dutchess County: www.dutchessny.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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>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.
<3>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.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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.
<6>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 Plains, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dover Plains) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dover Plains. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7410, Longitude: -73.5763    









 

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