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Introduction ...
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.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Dorsey (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Dorsey. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Dorsey is historic, it would have been located within present day Benton County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Benton County: Carroll, Madison, Washington, Barry (MO), McDonald (MO), Adair (OK) & Delaware (OK).
Below are the counties that are near Dorsey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dorsey:
- Benton County (The home county of Dorsey)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorsey, with the one closest to Dorsey listed first.
- Gallatin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gallatin is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
- Gravette
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Decatur
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pactolus ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pactolus is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Sulphur Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gentry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Maysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Maysville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Rome City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rome City is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome City
- Hiwasse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hiwasse is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwasse
- Springtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Springtown is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Cherokee City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee City is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee City
- Mason Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mason Valley is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Valley
- Centerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorsey, with the one closest to Dorsey listed first.
- Elm Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Tontitown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Cincinnati
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cincinnati is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
- Springdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rickert ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rickert is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickert
- Johnson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,771 people
- Farmington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Viney Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Viney Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viney Grove
- Summers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Summers is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers
- Fayetteville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Junction
- Sonora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sonora is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- McDonald County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorsey, with the one closest to Dorsey listed first.
- Noel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Noel is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noel <2>
- South West City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pineville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ginger Blue
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ginger Blue is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Blue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Jane
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jane is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jane <2>
- Lanagan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Anderson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wylie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wylie is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
- Tiff City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Tiff City is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff City
- Powell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Powell is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Erie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Erie is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Goodman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- May
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- May is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
- Newton County (MO)
- Stella
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Adair County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorsey, with the one closest to Dorsey listed first.
- Watts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ballard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ballard is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Watts Community
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Watts Community is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Community
- Chance
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chance is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
- Chewey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chewey is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewey
- Westville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Addielee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Addielee is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielee
- Cherokee County (OK)
- Scraper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scraper is located in Cherokee County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scraper
- Delaware County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorsey, with the one closest to Dorsey listed first.
- Sycamore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Colcord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Siloam Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dodge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dodge is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
- Brush Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Brush Creek is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Beckwith
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Beckwith is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Cloud Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cloud Creek is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Creek
- Dripping Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dripping Springs is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
- Jay
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jay is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,533 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <2>
- Flint Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flint Creek is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Creek
- Cayuga
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cayuga is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grove is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,184 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove <2>
- Kansas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mayes County (OK)
- Disney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ottawa County (OK)
- Kellyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kellyville is located in Ottawa County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dorsey, see our County-by-County Page for Dorsey.
Cemeteries Near Dorsey ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dorsey.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Dorsey - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dorsey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dorsey, with the one closest to Dorsey listed first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Georgia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ward Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Decatur.
- The Ward Cemetery has also been known as:
- Word Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56703 <4>
- Falling Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coats Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Callum Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bozarth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dickson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dickson Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Cherokee City.
- The Dickson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dixon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53697 <4>
- Continue List (237 more) ...
- Cherokee City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Parn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Dorsey in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dorsey.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dorsey, with the one closest to Dorsey listed first.
- Clementine ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Clementine is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementine
- Gallatin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gallatin is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
- Pactolus ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pactolus is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Decatur
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Nebo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nebo is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Pond ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pond is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Beaty
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Beaty is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty
- Crump ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Crump is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Parn ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Parn is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parn
- Sulphur Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Round Top ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Round Top is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Maysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Maysville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cherokee City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee City is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee City
- Bloomfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Springtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Springtown is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dorsey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dorsey.
Newspapers Published in Dorsey ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 124 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dorsey.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dorsey, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dorsey.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Dorsey:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Benton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Washington County
- McDonald County
- Newton County
- Adair County
- Cherokee County
- Delaware County
- Mayes County
- Ottawa County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dorsey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dorsey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |