Welcome to Dover ...

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.

Dover would have been located within present day Sanpete County<2>.

We aren't confident of the location of Dover, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>

Dover was established in 1877.

Time Zone: The area where Dover was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Dover once stood is in the (435) area code.

Communities Also Named Dover ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 58 communities that are also named Dover - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa (3), Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maine (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (3), North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas, Vermont, Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Dover ...

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

• Ephraim
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephraim
  • Ephraim is located in Sanpete County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,385 people
  • Former names for Ephraim:
  • Cottonwood
  • Fort Ephraim
  • Pine Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ephraim <4>
• Manti
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manti
  • Manti is located in Sanpete County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
  • Former name for Manti:
  • Copenhagen
  • Manti has also been known as:
  • Manti City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manti <4>
• Gunnison
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnison
  • Gunnison is located in Sanpete County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,675 people
  • Former name for Gunnison:
  • Hog Wallow
  • Gunnison has also been known as:
  • Gunnison City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gunnison <4>
• Salina
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
  • Salina is located in Sevier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salina <4>
• Centerfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerfield
  • Centerfield is located in Sanpete County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerfield <4>
• Aurora
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Aurora is located in Sevier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <4>
• Redmond
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redmond have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmond
  • Redmond is located in Sevier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redmond <4>
• Mayfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
  • Mayfield is located in Sanpete County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
  • Former names for Mayfield:
  • Cobblehaven
  • Frog Hollow
  • New London
  • Order
  • Skinny
  • Skunk
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayfield <4>
• Scipio
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
  • Scipio is located in Millard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scipio <4>
• Sterling
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
  • Sterling is located in Sanpete County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
  • Former names for Sterling:
  • Buncetown
  • Bunceville
  • Leesburg
  • Pettytown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <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 Dover. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dover.

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

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

Adding Dover to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Dover was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dover.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/