Dover, Tennessee

Dover, Tennessee
Location of Dover in Stewart County, Tennessee.
Location of Dover in Stewart County, Tennessee.
Coordinates: 36°28′56″N 87°50′41″W / 36.48222°N 87.84472°W / 36.48222; -87.84472
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountyStewart
Government
 • MayorLesa Fitzhugh
Area
 • Total
3.96 sq mi (10.25 km2)
 • Land3.85 sq mi (9.98 km2)
 • Water0.10 sq mi (0.27 km2)
Elevation413 ft (126 m)
Population
 • Total
1,826
 • Density473.79/sq mi (182.91/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
37058
Area code931
FIPS code47-21400[4]
GNIS feature ID1282753[2]
Websitewww.dovertn.com
The Dover Hotel was the site of the unconditional surrender of General Buckner to General Grant in 1862

Dover is a city in and the county seat of Stewart County, Tennessee,[5] 67 miles (108 km) west-northwest of Nashville on the Cumberland River. Fort Donelson National Cemetery is in Dover. The population was 1,442 at the 2000 census and the 2010 census showed a population of 1,417.

Dover is part of the Clarksville, TN–Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dover, Tennessee
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  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.