Welcome to East Dover ...

East Dover is located in Windham County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Dover, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1861.

A typical abbreviation for East Dover: E. Dover

East Dover is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for East Dover: 802

Communities Also Named East Dover ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named East Dover - they are located in Delaware, Maine and Nova Scotia.

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

Communities near East Dover ...

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

• Brattleboro
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brattleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
  • Brattleboro is located in Windham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
• Walpole
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
  • Walpole is located in Cheshire County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walpole <4>
• Hinsdale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinsdale
  • Hinsdale is located in Cheshire County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinsdale <4>
• Chesterfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
  • Chesterfield is located in Cheshire County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <4>
• Westminster
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
  • Westminster is located in Windham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,952 people
• Putney
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Putney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putney
  • Putney is located in Windham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
• Vernon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
  • Vernon is located in Windham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,190 people
• Guilford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guilford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
  • Guilford is located in Windham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,102 people
• Wilmington
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in Windham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,786 people
• Dummerston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dummerston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dummerston
  • Dummerston is located in Windham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Dover ...

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

Adding East Dover to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the East Dover post office opened in 1861.

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

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