Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Dorris Heights in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Dorris Heights. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Dorris Heights listed first.
- Harrisburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,404 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <2>
- Ledford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford
- Ledford is located in Saline County
- Raleigh
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raleigh have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Raleigh is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raleigh <2>
- Carrier Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Mills
- Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
- Former names for Carrier Mills:
- Carriers Mills
- Morrilsville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier Mills <2>
- Mitchellsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Mitchellsville is located in Saline County
- Galatia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galatia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatia
- Galatia is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 868 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galatia <2>
- Eldorado
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldorado have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Eldorado is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,837 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldorado <2>
- Somerset
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Long Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Long Branch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Long Branch is located in Saline County
- Equality
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
- Equality is located in Gallatin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Equality <2>
- Attila
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Walpole
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
- Walpole is located in Hamilton County
- Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Kedron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Texas City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City
- Texas City is located in Saline County
- West End
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Locust Grove ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Locust Grove is located in Franklin County
- Elba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Broughton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broughton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
- Broughton is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broughton <2>
- Corinth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Crab Orchard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
- Crab Orchard is located in Williamson County
- Lawler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - McCormick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Hartsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hartsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Hartsville is located in Pope County
- Rural Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rural Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Rural Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Leamington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leamington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leamington
- Leamington is located in Gallatin County
- Gossett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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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 Dorris Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |