Welcome to Dover Plains ...
Dover Plains is located in Dutchess County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Dover Plains, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.
A typical abbreviation for Dover Plains: Dover Plns.
Dover Plains is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Dover Plains lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Dover Plains: 845 & 329<3>
Communities near Dover Plains ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dover Plains.
- Poughkeepsie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
- Poughkeepsie is located in Dutchess County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,447 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poughkeepsie <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Poughkeepsie
- From Dover Plains to Poughkeepsie
- 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.<5> 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
- 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.<5> 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
- Sherman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Salisbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Washington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,419 people
- Goshen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Kent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Sharon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Morris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Dover Plains. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dover Plains.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dover Plains. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dover Plains.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dover Plains. See our Newspapers Page for Dover Plains.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dover Plains ...
Looking for more information about Dover Plains? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
In addition to the Tourism page for Dover Plains, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Dover Plains.
Adding Dover Plains to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Dover Plains in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Dover Plains was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Dover Plains post office opened in 1871.
We also found Dover Plains in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Dover Plains.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Dutchess, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dover Plains - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 845 code has been Overlayed with the 329 area code. New phone numbers in the Dover Plains area will be assigned with one of these codes: 845 or 329. As a result, placing a call in the Dover Plains area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |