New Dover, Ohio

New Dover, Ohio
—  Unincorporated community  —
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 3 miles east of Marysville.^[3]

The New Dover Post Office was established on February 5, 1856.^[4] 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.^[5] The post office was discontinued on April 30, 1935. The mail service is now sent through the Marysville branch.^[4]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. 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. ^ ^{a b} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Dover Post Office
5. ^ A.S. Mowry, C.E., Atlas of Union County, Ohio, Harris, Sutton & Hare, Philadelphia, 1877, Pg. 20.