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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Dover. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Dover to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dover, please Contact Us.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Dover is historic, it would have been located within present day Abbeville County.
To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Abbeville County: Elbert (GA), Anderson, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens & McCormick.
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:
- Abbeville County (The home county of Dover)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Antreville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Antreville is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
- Monterey ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Level Land
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Level Land is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
- Lake Secession
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Secession is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Secession
- Abbeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Due West
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Latimer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Latimer is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Lowndesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Calhoun Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Donalds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cana ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cana is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
- Honea Path
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ware Shoals
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Iva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Iva is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iva <2>
- Starr
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Deans
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Deans is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans
- Belton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Homeland Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Homeland Park is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
- Anderson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Caldwell Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Caldwell Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Village
- Holland Store
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holland Store is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Store
- Holland Store has also been known as:
- Hollands
- Anderson Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Village
- Centerville Terrace Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Andersonville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Northlake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Northlake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlake
- Greenville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Lickville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lickville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
- Fork Shoals
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
- Greenwood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Hodges
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Promised Land
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Promised Land is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
- Verdery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Verdery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdery
- Cokesbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cokesbury is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- Greenwood Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Greenwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Grendel Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Grendel Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grendel Village
- Bradley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mathews Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mathews Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Village
- Panola Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Panola Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Village
- Troy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coronaca
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Coronaca is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronaca
- Fairforest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fairforest is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairforest
- Laurens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Mount Gallagher
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
- Collins Lakeside Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Princeton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Princeton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Ekom
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ekom is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
- Waterloo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Simpson ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Simpson is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Cold Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Point is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
- Cross Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Anglers Haven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Anglers Haven is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglers Haven
- Mountville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lisbon is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- McCormick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Mount Carmel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Willington
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Willington is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington
- McCormick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hill is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Plum Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elbert County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Bowman Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bowman Ferry is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 808 people
- Edinburg ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Edinburg is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,396 people
- Harmony
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Silk Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Silk Mills is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Mills
- Estimated population in 2019: 277 people
- Centerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Elberton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Goss
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Goss is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Dewy Rose
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Harper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Harper is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Hart County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Dooleys Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dooleys Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleys Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
- Cooleys Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cooleys Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleys Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 529 people
- Crawfords Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crawfords Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfords Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 473 people
- Hartwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Reed Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reed Creek is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
- Flat Shoals
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Flat Shoals is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Lincoln County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Hesters Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesters Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 911 people
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lisbon is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Midway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Goshen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Lincolnton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wilkes County (GA)
- Tignall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
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.
- Little Mountain Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mountain Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Mountain Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located between<3> the communities of Antreville and Abbeville. The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the southeast of Antreville.
- The Little Mountain Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Little Mountain Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70540 <5>
- Old Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bells Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Midway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Powers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Warrenton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Melrose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Long Cane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ashley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rocky River Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hobson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (292 more) ...
- Daniels Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Old Rocky River Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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.
Dover itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dover, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Monterey ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Antreville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Antreville is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
- Watts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Watts is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Level Land
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Level Land is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
- Darraugh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Darraugh is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darraugh
- Due West
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lowndesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Latimer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Latimer is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Storeville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Storeville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storeville
- Calhoun Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Iva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Iva is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iva <2>
- Hester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hester is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Donalds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cana ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cana is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
- Hodges
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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 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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dover.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dover, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dover.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites 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 South Carolina
- Pages specific to Abbeville County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Greenville County
- Greenwood County
- Laurens County
- McCormick County
- Elbert County
- Hart County
- Lincoln County
- Wilkes County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Antreville and Abbeville. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dover) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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. |