Around Dorchester ...
For comparison, Dorchester has a population of 140 people.
Below is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Dorchester, with the nearest first.
- Wilsonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Clare
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Clare is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clare
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Benld
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bunker Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gillespie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Royal Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Royal Lakes is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Royal Lakes has also been known as:
- Royal Lakes village
- Sawyerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Eagarville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Gillespie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Gillespie is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gillespie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
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- White City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- White City is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Lake Ka-ho
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lake Ka-ho is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ka-ho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Lake Ka-ho has also been known as:
- Lake Ka-Ho village
- Plainview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Staunton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Olive
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Prairietown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
For more communities neighboring Dorchester, please visit our County-by-County Page for Dorchester.
Macoupin County ...
Dorchester is located in Macoupin County<3>.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Macoupin County: Greene, Jersey, Madison, Montgomery, Morgan & Sangamon.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dorchester ...
It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dorchester.
Airports Near Dorchester ...
When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<4> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Dorchester and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Dorchester.
Websites We Enjoy ...
When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.
- For the State of Illinois:
- TripAdvisor Links for:
- Also of Interest:
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Dorchester. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Macoupin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Dorchester), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |