Dovray is located in Southwest Minnesota on the eastern side of Murray County. It is five minutes from Currie, Minnesota, fifteen minutes from Lake Shetek State Park, and it is twenty minutes northeast of Slayton, Minnesota.

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The first settlers in the area came from Dovre, Gudbrandsdalen in Norway, and, when the township and the town were organized, it was named Dovray. Today, the Norwegian traditions continue in the town’s celebration of Uffda Day!