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Dover Mills

Ghost town · Fayette County, Iowa

Castalia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1981, 1:24,000)
Castalia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1981, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Dover Mills is a ghost town in Fayette County, Iowa. It is one of 2 former communities in Fayette County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 50th among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Dover Mills as a historical populated place on the Castalia 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 43.0194° N, 91.7293° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCastalia
Elevation863 ft
Nearest living townClermont, IA
Distance to it4.1 miles
GNIS feature ID464083
Coordinates43.01942, -91.72932

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What's there now

Dover Mills is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Clermont, IA (population 452), about 4.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 863 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 Mills?

Dover Mills is in Fayette County, Iowa, at 43.0194, -91.7293.

How many ghost towns are in Fayette County?

Fayette County, Iowa has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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