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Introduction ...

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 Dorrington (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 Dorrington. 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 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.

Dorrington is located in Calaveras County.

To see how the shape of California's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Calaveras County: Alpine, Amador, San Joaquin, Stanislaus & Tuolumne.

Below are the counties that are near Dorrington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dorrington:

  • Calaveras County     (The home county of Dorrington)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dorrington, with the one closest to Dorrington listed first.
    • Camp Connell
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Big Trees Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Trees Village
      • Big Trees Village is located in Calaveras County
    • Big Trees
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Trees
      • Big Trees is located in Calaveras County
    • Arnold
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pinebrook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebrook
      • Pinebrook is located in Calaveras County
    • Fly-In Acres
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly-In Acres
      • Fly-In Acres is located in Calaveras County
    • Meadowmont
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowmont
      • Meadowmont is located in Calaveras County
    • Lakemont Pines
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Pines
      • Lakemont Pines is located in Calaveras County
    • Avery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hathaway Pines
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Vista
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Vista
      • Cedar Vista is located in Calaveras County
    • Forest Meadows
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Meadows
      • Forest Meadows is located in Calaveras County
  • Alpine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dorrington, with the one closest to Dorrington listed first.
    • Bear Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Alpine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Alpine
      • Lake Alpine is located in Alpine County
    • Kirkwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Amador County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dorrington, with the one closest to Dorrington listed first.
    • Pioneer
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Volcano
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Electra ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Electra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
      • Electra is located in Amador County
    • Pine Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Kit Carson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Jackson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Martell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Fiddletown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sutter Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • River Pines
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Amador City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • El Dorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dorrington, with the one closest to Dorrington listed first.
    • Grizzly Flatx
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fair Play
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Aukum
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Tuolumne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dorrington, with the one closest to Dorrington listed first.
    • Bumblebee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bumblebee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumblebee
      • Bumblebee is located in Tuolumne County
    • Cedar Ridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
      • Cedar Ridge is located in Tuolumne County
    • Cold Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Mi-Wuk Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Sierra Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sierra Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sierra Village
      • Sierra Village is located in Tuolumne County
    • Long Barn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pinecrest
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Strawberry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
      • Strawberry is located in Tuolumne County
    • Phoenix Lake - Cedar Ridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Phoenix Lake - Cedar Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix Lake - Cedar Ridge
      • Phoenix Lake - Cedar Ridge is located in Tuolumne County
    • Twain Harte
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Rock Lodge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock Lodge
      • Cedar Rock Lodge is located in Tuolumne County
    • Columbia Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Village
      • Columbia Village is located in Tuolumne County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dorrington, see our County-by-County Page for Dorrington.

Newspapers Published in Dorrington ...

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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dorrington.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dorrington, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dorrington.

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 helpful 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 Dorrington:

Cemeteries Near Dorrington ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dorrington.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dorrington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dorrington, with the one closest to Dorrington listed first.

  • Inedpendence Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Mountain Ranch Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Briseno Ranch Burial Ground
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Vallecito Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Public Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Public Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Public Cemetery
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
  • Jesus Maria Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Altaville Protestant Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lode Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lode Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lode Cemetery is located in Altaville.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lode Cemetery
  • Serbian Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Shaws Flat Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shaws Flat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaws Flat Cemetery
  • Continue List   (29 more) ...
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
    • Mountain Shadow Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery

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.<6>

While we didn't find Dorrington in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dorrington.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Dorrington, with the one closest to Dorrington listed first.

  • Big Trees
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Trees
    • Big Trees is located in Calaveras County
  • Avery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sheep Ranch
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rail Road Flat
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Mountain Ranch
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Murphys
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Douglas Flat
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • West Point
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Glencoe
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Columbia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Rich Gulch
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Gulch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Gulch
    • Rich Gulch is located in Calaveras County
  • Angels Camp
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dorrington. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dorrington.

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

The official website for Calaveras County: www.co.calaveras.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dorrington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dorrington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2953, Longitude: -120.2781    
<5>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.
<6>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 Dorrington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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