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Welcome to Dover ...

Dover is located in Windham County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dover, you might consider that their post office opened in 1826.

Dover is 1,910 feet [582 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Dover: 802

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, Utah, 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.

  • Brattleboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Brattleboro is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
  • Hinsdale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hinsdale is located in Cheshire County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinsdale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinsdale <3>
  • Chesterfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Westminster
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Westminster is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,952 people
  • Putney
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Putney is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putney
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
  • Vernon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Vernon is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,190 people
  • Guilford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Guilford is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,102 people
  • Wilmington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilmington is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,786 people
  • Dummerston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Dummerston is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dummerston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
  • Westmoreland
    (18 miles [29 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. 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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dover ...

Looking for more information about 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Dover, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Dover.

Adding Dover to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 (so far) for Dover was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Dover post office opened in 1826. The Dover post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dover.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Windham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dover - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/