Dover, Missouri

About Dover

Dover, MO is a tiny community located in northwestern Missouri with an estimated population of 85.

Officially, Dover is an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.2 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 425 residents per square mile.

📰 Dover News Today

• Junior Leon "JL" Dover Obituary (2026) - St Charles, MO - Baue Funeral Home - Cave Springs Legacy | Obituary · Jul 28
• Dover in 2026 Cal Ripken World Series. Here's schedule, how to watch. Foster's Daily Democrat · Aug 6
• Lasoski family to be honored at Knoxville Raceway this weekend KMZU.com · Jul 27
• Dover opens Cal Ripken World Series pool-play. Here's what's next Seacoastonline.com · Aug 7
• Ken Marshall Cox Obituary (2026) - Higginsville, MO - Walker-Nadler-Fuller Funeral Home - Lexington Legacy | Obituary · Mar 24

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

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Read the latest Missouri headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Dover Unique

• One of 16 places in the US named Dover — but the Missouri one has a character all its own.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.2 sq mi.
• With 85 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in northwestern Missouri, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Dover

• Baltimore Bend Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Baltimore Bottom · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Dover Community Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

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