Welcome to North Dover ...

North Dover is located in Cuyahoga County<1>.

The location of North Dover has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Dover, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1828.

A typical abbreviation for North Dover: N. Dover

North Dover is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near North Dover ...

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

• Cleveland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 378,589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <4>
• Parma
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
  • Parma is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parma <4>
• Lorain
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorain
  • Lorain is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,872 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lorain <4>
• Elyria
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elyria
  • Elyria is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elyria <4>
• Lakewood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Lakewood is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakewood <4>
• Strongsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongsville
  • Strongsville is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strongsville <4>
• Cleveland Heights
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Heights
  • Cleveland Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland Heights <4>
• North Ridgeville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ridgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridgeville
  • North Ridgeville is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Ridgeville <4>
• Brunswick
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brunswick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <4>
• North Olmsted
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Olmsted have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Olmsted
  • North Olmsted is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Olmsted <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 North Dover. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Dover.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Dover ...

Looking for more information about North 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 North Dover, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for North Dover.

Adding North Dover to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Dover in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for North Dover was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the North Dover post office opened in 1828.

We also found North Dover in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cuyahoga County: www.cuyahoga.oh.us/

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