Welcome to Dorrington ...

Dorrington is located in Calaveras County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dorrington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Dorrington is 4,760 feet [1,451 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Dorrington is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Dorrington lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Dorrington: 209 & 350<3>

Communities Also Named Dorrington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Dorrington - it's located in Nebraska.

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

Communities near Dorrington ...

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

• Arnold
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
  • Arnold is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Arnold
  • From Dorrington to Arnold
• Pinebrook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebrook
  • Pinebrook is located in Calaveras County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pinebrook
  • From Dorrington to Pinebrook
• 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
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fly-In Acres
  • From Dorrington to Fly-In Acres
• Meadowmont
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowmont
  • Meadowmont is located in Calaveras County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Meadowmont
  • From Dorrington to Meadowmont
• 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
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lakemont Pines
  • From Dorrington to Lakemont Pines
• Avery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
  • Avery is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avery <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Avery
  • From Dorrington to Avery
• Hathaway Pines
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hathaway Pines
  • Hathaway Pines is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hathaway Pines <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hathaway Pines
  • From Dorrington to Hathaway Pines
• 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
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cedar Vista
  • From Dorrington to Cedar Vista
• 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Meadows
  • Forest Meadows is located in Calaveras County
• Sheep Ranch
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Ranch
  • Sheep Ranch is located in Calaveras County
  • Sheep Ranch has also been known as:
  • Sheepranch
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheep Ranch <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sheep Ranch
  • From Dorrington to Sheep Ranch

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dorrington ...

Looking for more information about Dorrington? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Dorrington, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Dorrington.

Adding Dorrington to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Dorrington post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dorrington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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/