New Dover, Ohio

New Dover, Ohio
Unincorporated community

Methodist church
New Dover, Ohio

Location 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[1] 968 ft (295 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 43040
Area code(s) 937
GNIS feature ID 1065116[1]

New Dover is an unincorporated community in Dover Township, Union County, Ohio, United States. It is located at 40°14′48″N 83°18′17″W / 40.24667°N 83.30472°W / 40.24667; -83.30472Coordinates: 40°14′48″N 83°18′17″W / 40.24667°N 83.30472°W / 40.24667; -83.30472,[2] along U.S. Route 36, about three miles east of Marysville.[3]

New Dover was originally called Dover, and under the latter name was laid out and platted in 1854.[4] The New Dover Post Office was established on February 5, 1856.[5] 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.[6] The post office was discontinued on April 30, 1935. The mail service is now sent through the Marysville branch.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Dover, Ohio
  3. ↑ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, 78.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Dover Post Office
  6. ↑ A.S. Mowry, C.E., Atlas of Union County, Ohio, Harris, Sutton & Hare, Philadelphia, 1877, Pg. 20.
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