Dover Township, Vernon County, Missouri

Dover Township is a township in Vernon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] Dover Township was erected in 1872.[2] Dover Township is located in southwestern Vernon County. The origin of its name is unknown, although a 1933 study of Missouri place names suggested that it may ultimately derive from Dover, England, either through another American place of that name or from the surname Dover.[3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dover Township, Vernon County, Missouri
  2. ↑ "Vernon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Vernon County | The State Historical Society of Missouri". collections.shsmo.org. Retrieved August 9, 2026.

37°42′06″N 94°13′15″W / 37.7017°N 94.2208°W / 37.7017; -94.2208


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