Dover Missouri Map

About Dover, Missouri

Dover is a locality in Lafayette County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 136. The population density is 107.1 people per km². Dover is located at 39.1933°N, 93.6877°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 64022.

Dover unfolds with a gentle grace across the Missouri landscape, its character etched by the rolling terrain that slopes towards the Lafayette County Missouri River bottoms. It lies 34.1 miles east-north-east of Blue Springs, MO (from Blue Springs, MO: bearing 69°T), and is situated 8.5 miles north of Higginsville. The air here often carries the scent of fertile earth, a promise of the season's yield, and the late afternoon sun, when it breaks through the humid haze, casts long, painterly shadows across fields of corn and soybeans. Old oaks, their branches gnarled like ancient hands, guard the edges of pastures where cattle graze with a quiet stoicism. This is a place where the sky feels vast, stretching in an unbroken expanse above the cultivated land, and the quiet hum of cicadas in the summer heat is the dominant sound. The history of Dover is inextricably linked to the fertile lands it surveys and the waterway that once served as its artery. Early settlers were drawn to the rich alluvial soil, establishing farms that continue to form the backbone of the local economy. While the advent of highways shifted the primary transportation routes, the echoes of a river-borne past linger, a subtle reminder of the commerce and connections that shaped this corner of Lafayette County. Today, agriculture remains the lifeblood, with families who have worked this land for generations continuing their legacy. Dover itself retains a sense of enduring continuity, a place where the rhythms of the seasons and the quiet pursuit of rural life define its distinctive, unhurried essence.

About This Dover Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Dover, Missouri — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.193349, -93.687717. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Dover and Lafayette County.

Detailed location data for Dover includes the ZIP code (63448), telephone area code (314, 816), county seat of Lafayette County (Lexington), and school district assignment (Lexington R-V School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Dover is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.