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Introduction ...

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

We've added Dorrville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dorrville, 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 Dorrville (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 Dorrville. 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.

Name Variations for Dorrville ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Another variation: DOrville.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 doctors and 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Dorrville is historic, it would have been located within present day New London County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of New London County: Hartford, Middlesex, Tolland, Windham, Kent (RI) & Washington (RI).

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

  • New London County     (The home county of Dorrville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dorrville, with the one closest to Dorrville listed first.
    • Jewett City
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Lisbon
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Lisbon is located in New London County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,238 people
    • Griswold
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Griswold is located in New London County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,660 people
    • Versailles
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Occum
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Occum is located in New London County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occum
    • Hanover
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Preston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Glasgo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Taftville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Baltic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Sprague
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Sprague is located in New London County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,851 people
    • Preston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Preston is located in New London County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,629 people
    • Voluntown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hartford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dorrville, with the one closest to Dorrville listed first.
    • Marlborough
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Terramuggus
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Terramuggus is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terramuggus
    • Marlborough
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Marlborough is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,303 people
    • Lydallville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lydallville is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydallville
    • Manchester Green
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Manchester Green is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Green
    • Buckingham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Buckingham is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
    • East Glastonbury
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Glastonbury
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Glastonbury is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glastonbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,426 people
    • Manchester
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Manchester is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,362 people
    • Manchester
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Middlesex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dorrville, with the one closest to Dorrville listed first.
    • Crowley Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Crowley Corner is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley Corner
    • East Haddam
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • East Haddam is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Haddam
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,956 people
    • Moodus
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Johnsonville ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Johnsonville is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
      • Johnsonville has also been known as:
      • Johnsonville Village
    • Little Haddam
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Little Haddam is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Haddam
    • East Haddam
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • East Hampton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • East Hampton is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hampton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,747 people
    • East Hampton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Lake Pocotopaug
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Lake Pocotopaug is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pocotopaug
    • Chester
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Deep River
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Essex
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Shailerville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Shailerville is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shailerville
  • Tolland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dorrville, with the one closest to Dorrville listed first.
    • Conantville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Conantville is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conantville
    • Atwoodville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Atwoodville is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwoodville
    • Mansfield Center
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mansfield City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Mansfield City is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield City
    • Mansfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Hope
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Hope is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
    • Gurleyville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Gurleyville is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurleyville
    • Columbia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Columbia is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,355 people
    • Columbia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Eagleville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Eagleville is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
    • Storrs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Amston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Turnerville ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Turnerville is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
  • Windham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dorrville, with the one closest to Dorrville listed first.
    • Plainfield Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Plainfield Village is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Village
    • Plainfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ekonk
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Ekonk is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekonk
    • Canterbury
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Canterbury is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,088 people
    • Canterbury
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Westminster
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Westminster is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
    • Plainfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Plainfield is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,084 people
    • Central Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Moosup
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Scotland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Scotland is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
    • Scotland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Wauregan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Almyville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Almyville is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almyville
  • Worcester County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dorrville, with the one closest to Dorrville listed first.
    • Dudley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Dudley is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,663 people
    • Merino Village ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Merino Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merino Village
    • Webster
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Webster is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,822 people
      • Webster has also been known as:
      • Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
  • Suffolk County (NY)
  • Kent County (RI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dorrville, with the one closest to Dorrville listed first.
    • Greene
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Greene is located in Kent County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
    • Rice City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Rice City is located in Kent County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice City
    • Gortons Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Gortons Corner is located in Kent County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gortons Corner
    • Coventry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Coventry is located in Kent County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
    • West Greenwich
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • West Greenwich is located in Kent County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greenwich
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,418 people
    • Kitts Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Kitts Corner is located in Kent County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Corner
    • Coventry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Coventry is located in Kent County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
    • Spring Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Spring Lake is located in Kent County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
    • Arkwright
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Arkwright is located in Kent County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright
    • Phenix
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Phenix is located in Kent County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
    • Quidnick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Quidnick is located in Kent County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick
    • Shippee Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Shippee Corner is located in Kent County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippee Corner
    • East Greenwich
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • East Greenwich is located in Kent County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,141 people
  • Providence County (RI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dorrville, with the one closest to Dorrville listed first.
    • Foster
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Foster is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
    • Simmons Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Simmons Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Corner
    • Clayville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Clayville is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
    • Foster
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Foster is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
    • Rockland ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Rockland is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Chopmist
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Chopmist is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chopmist
    • Richmond ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Richmond is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Ashland ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Ashland is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Kent ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Kent is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
    • Scituate
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Scituate is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scituate
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,727 people
    • West Glocester
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • West Glocester is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glocester
    • Burrillville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Burrillville is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrillville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,810 people
    • North Scituate
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • North Scituate is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate
  • Washington County (RI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dorrville, with the one closest to Dorrville listed first.
    • Lewis City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Lewis City is located in Washington County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis City
    • Moscow
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Moscow is located in Washington County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
    • Arcadia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Arcadia is located in Washington County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
    • Canonchet
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Canonchet is located in Washington County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonchet
    • Hopkinton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Hopkinton is located in Washington County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,095 people
    • Hopkinton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Hopkinton is located in Washington County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
    • Hope Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Hope Valley is located in Washington County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Valley
    • Wyoming
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Wyoming is located in Washington County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
    • Austin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Austin is located in Washington County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
    • Ashaway
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Ashaway is located in Washington County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashaway
    • Richmond
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Richmond is located in Washington County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,886 people
    • Alton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Alton is located in Washington County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
    • Westerly
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Westerly is located in Washington County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerly

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

Cemeteries Near Dorrville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dorrville.

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 Dorrville - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Baldwin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Ames Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Leonard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pachaug Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. John Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Packerville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Carey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fobes - Amos Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Crary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Old Plainfield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Plainfield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (760 more) ...

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 Dorrville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dorrville.

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

  • Jewett City
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Versailles
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Taftville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Preston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Glasgo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Plainfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hanover
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Baltic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Voluntown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ekonk
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Ekonk is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekonk
  • Canterbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Norwichtown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Norwichtown is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwichtown
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Greenville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenville is located in New London County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Westminster
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Westminster is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
    • Yantic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Dorrville ...

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 122 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dorrville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dorrville, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dorrville.

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 Dorrville:

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 Dorrville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dorrville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.