Welcome to Dorchester ...

Dorchester is located in Grafton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dorchester, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1824.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Dorchester has a population of 360 people<3> (see below for details).

Dorchester is 1,380 feet [421 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Dorchester lies within the (603) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Dorchester had an population of 360 people. This is an increase of 1.41% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.98% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Dorchester had a population of 355 people. This makes Dorchester the county's 35th most populous community.

The population of Dorchester represents 0.03% of the total population of New Hampshire (which has 1,316,470 people), making it the state's 221st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 355 people, the population of Dorchester has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 353 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Dorchester.

Communities Also Named Dorchester ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Dorchester - they are located in Colorado, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ontario, South Carolina (2), Texas, Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dorchester.

Communities near Dorchester ...

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

• Lebanon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Grafton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <5>
• Hanover
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Hanover is located in Grafton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <5>
• Plymouth
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Grafton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <5>
• Enfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
  • Enfield is located in Grafton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enfield <5>
• Haverhill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
  • Haverhill is located in Grafton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haverhill <5>
• Canaan
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
  • Canaan is located in Grafton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canaan <5>
• Norwich
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
  • Norwich is located in Windsor County (VT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,401 people
• Campton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
  • Campton is located in Grafton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campton <5>
• Bristol
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Bristol is located in Grafton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <5>
• Thornton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
  • Thornton is located in Grafton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thornton <5>

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 Dorchester. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dorchester.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dorchester. 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 Dorchester.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dorchester ...

Looking for more information about Dorchester? 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 Dorchester, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dorchester.

Adding Dorchester to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dorchester 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 Dorchester was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Dorchester post office opened in 1824.

We also found Dorchester in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dorchester.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/