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Dover

Ghost town · Iowa County, Iowa

Hartwick quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000)
Hartwick quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Dover is a ghost town in Iowa County, Iowa. It is one of 5 former communities in Iowa County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Dover as a historical populated place on the Hartwick topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 41.8481° N, 92.2932° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHartwick
Elevation819 ft
Nearest living townBelle Plaine, IA
Distance to it3.4 miles
GNIS feature ID464226
Coordinates41.84805, -92.29324

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What's there now

Dover is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Belle Plaine, IA (population 2,412), about 3.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 819 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Dover?

Dover is in Iowa County, Iowa, at 41.8481, -92.2932.

How many ghost towns are in Iowa County?

Iowa County, Iowa has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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