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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 was located in the Idaho Panhandle.

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Dorsey is 3,990 feet [1,216 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Dorsey is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Dorsey was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Dorsey (for example, toward Plains (MT)), you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

The Area Codes where Dorsey was located: 208 & 986<4>

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, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina and Ohio.

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.

  • Kellogg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Osburn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Wallace
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Wardner
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Burke ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Burke is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
  • Frisco
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Frisco is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
  • East Portal ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • East Portal is located in Mineral County (MT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Portal
  • Woodland Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Woodland Park is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
  • Carbon Center
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Carbon Center is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
  • Silverton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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 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 (so far) for Dorsey was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dorsey.

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>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Shoshone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dorsey - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Dorsey area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Dorsey area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
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