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Welcome to Dorsey Crossroads ...

Dorsey Crossroads is located in Carroll County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Dorsey Crossroads: Dorsey Xrds.

Dorsey Crossroads is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Dorsey Crossroads: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Websites for Dorsey Crossroads ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.carrollcountychamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Dorsey Crossroads, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Dorsey Crossroads ...

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

  • Westminster
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Mount Airy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Taneytown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Walkersville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Hampstead
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Manchester
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Sykesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • New Windsor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodsboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Bridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dorsey Crossroads ...

Looking for more information about Dorsey Crossroads? 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 Dorsey Crossroads, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dorsey Crossroads.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dorsey Crossroads - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Dorsey Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Dorsey Crossroads area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.