Welcome to New Dover ...

New Dover is located in Union County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Dover, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

New Dover is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: New Dover lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for New Dover ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.unioncounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to New Dover, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named New Dover ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named New Dover - it's located in New Jersey.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for New Dover.

Communities near New Dover ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near New Dover.

• Dublin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
  • Dublin is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <4>
• Delaware
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
  • Delaware is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delaware <4>
• Hilliard
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliard
  • Hilliard is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hilliard <4>
• Upper Arlington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Arlington
  • Upper Arlington is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upper Arlington <4>
• Marysville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Marysville is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <4>
• Worthington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
  • Worthington is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,760 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worthington <4>
• Powell
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
  • Powell is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powell <4>
• Plain City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plain City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain City
  • Plain City is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plain City <4>
• Richwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
  • Richwood is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,554 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richwood <4>
• Mechanicsburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
  • Mechanicsburg is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicsburg <4>

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 New Dover. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Dover.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New Dover. 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 New Dover.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Dover. See our Newspapers Page for New Dover.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Dover ...

Looking for more information about New Dover? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to New Dover, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for New Dover.

Adding New Dover to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Dover 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 New Dover was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the New Dover post office opened in 1856.

We also found New Dover in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Dover.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Union County: www.co.union.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/