Welcome to North Dorr ...

North Dorr is primarily located in Kent County<1>. A portion of North Dorr extends into Allegan County.

The location of North Dorr has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Dorr, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for North Dorr: N. Dorr

North Dorr is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: North Dorr lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near North Dorr ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near North Dorr.

• Grand Rapids
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
  • Grand Rapids is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Rapids <4>
• Wyoming
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
  • Wyoming is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,628 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <4>
• Kentwood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
  • Kentwood is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentwood <4>
• Holland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Holland is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland <4>
• Walker
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
  • Walker is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walker <4>
• Grandville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandville
  • Grandville is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandville <4>
• East Grand Rapids
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Grand Rapids
  • East Grand Rapids is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,991 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Grand Rapids <4>
• Hudsonville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsonville
  • Hudsonville is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudsonville <4>
• Zeeland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeeland
  • Zeeland is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zeeland <4>
• Allegan
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegan
  • Allegan is located in Allegan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allegan <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around North Dorr. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Dorr.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of North Dorr. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Dorr.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around North Dorr. See our Newspapers Page for North Dorr.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Dorr ...

Looking for more information about North Dorr? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to North Dorr, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for North Dorr.

Adding North Dorr to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Dorr in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for North Dorr was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Dorr.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Dorr. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kent County: www.accesskent.com/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/