Unincorporated community in Ohio, United States
New Dover, Ohio | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Methodist church | |
New Dover, OhioLocation of New Dover, Ohio | |
Coordinates: 40°14′48″N 83°18′17″W / 40.24667°N 83.30472°W / 40.24667; -83.30472 | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
Counties | Union |
Elevation | 968 ft (295 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 43040 |
Area code(s) | 937, 326 |
GNIS feature ID | 1065116 |
New Dover is an unincorporated community in Dover Township, Union County, Ohio, United States. It is located along U.S. Route 36, about three miles east of Marysville.
New Dover was originally called Dover, and under the latter name was laid out and platted in 1854. The New Dover Post Office was established on February 5, 1856. As of 1877, the village did a considerable amount of manufacturing business. It contained one church, a school-house, one harness shop, one blacksmith shop, and several other stores. The post office was discontinued on April 30, 1935. The mail service is now sent through the Marysville branch.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Dover, Ohio
- Rand McNally, The Road Atlas '06, Chicago, 2006, p. 78
- Durant, Pliny A. (1883). The History of Union County, Ohio, containing a history of the county; its townships, towns ... Chicago: Beers, W. H., & co. p. 367.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Dover Post Office
- A.S. Mowry, C.E., Atlas of Union County, Ohio, Harris, Sutton & Hare, Philadelphia, 1877, Pg. 20.
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County seat: Marysville | ||
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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