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Welcome to Dorton ...Dorton is located in Pike County<1>. The location of Dorton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Dorton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873. Dorton is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Dorton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time The area code for Dorton: (606) The ZIP code for Dorton: 41520<4> Communities Also Named Dorton ...Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Dorton - it's located in Tennessee. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dorton. Communities near Dorton ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dorton.
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 Dorton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dorton. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dorton. 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 Dorton. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dorton. See our Newspapers Page for Dorton. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dorton ...Looking for more information about Dorton? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Dorton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Dorton. Adding Dorton to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Dorton 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 for Dorton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> We also found Dorton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Dorton. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dorton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/ Footnotes ...
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