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Welcome to Dorthae ...

Dorthae is located in Laurel County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dorthae, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.

Dorthae is 1,190 feet [363 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Dorthae lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Dorthae (for example, toward Jamestown), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Dorthae: 606

Communities near Dorthae ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dorthae ...

Looking for more information about Dorthae? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Dorthae, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dorthae.

Adding Dorthae to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dorthae 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 Dorthae was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Dorthae post office opened in 1909. The Dorthae post office closed in 1939.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dorthae.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Laurel, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dorthae - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/