New Dover, Ohio
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Coordinates: 40°14′48″N 83°18′17″W / 40.24667°N 83.30472°W | |
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[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,[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
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Dover, Ohio
- ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, 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.
- ^ a b 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.