Welcome to Dorsey ...

So far, we found very little information about Dorsey. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Dorsey to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dorsey, please Contact Us.

Dorsey would have been located within present day Belmont County<2>.

The location of Dorsey has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dorsey, 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.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Dorsey is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Dorsey was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Dorsey still existed, it would have been in the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named Dorsey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Dorsey - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Dorsey ...

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

• Wheeling
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
  • Wheeling is located in Ohio County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheeling <5>
• Moundsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundsville
  • Moundsville is located in Marshall County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moundsville <5>
• Martins Ferry
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Ferry
  • Martins Ferry is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martins Ferry <5>
• New Martinsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Martinsville
  • New Martinsville is located in Wetzel County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Martinsville <5>
• Saint Clairsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clairsville
  • Saint Clairsville is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Clairsville <5>
• Bellaire
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
  • Bellaire is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellaire <5>
• Barnesville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
  • Barnesville is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnesville <5>
• Shadyside
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadyside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
  • Shadyside is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shadyside <5>
• Bethlehem
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethlehem have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
  • Bethlehem is located in Ohio County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
• Woodsfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsfield
  • Woodsfield is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodsfield <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 Dorsey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dorsey.

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

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

Adding Dorsey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dorsey in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dorsey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Belmont County: www.belmontcountyohio.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/