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

• Ken Marshall Cox | Obituaries KMZU.com · Mar 26
• DONALD MAYCOCK kmmo.com · Mar 12
• Lawrence "Larry" Raymond Zeller Obituary (2026) - Lexington, MO - Walker-Nadler-Fuller Funeral Home - Lexington Legacy obituary · Jun 7
• Lonnie R. Cook (Lebanon)'s Obituary, Visitation & Funeral Information holmanhowe.com · Sep 27
• Joplin’s MOmentum Bike Park will be Missouri’s largest municipal bike park KOAM News Now · Oct 5

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

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.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Dover

🏘️ Nearby Communities