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Welcome to Dorsey Hill ...

Dorsey Hill is located in Carroll County<1>.

Dorsey Hill is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Websites for Dorsey Hill ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.carrollcountychamber.org/

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

Communities near Dorsey Hill ...

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

  • Westminster
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Mount Airy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Taneytown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Walkersville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Hampstead
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Manchester
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • New Windsor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodsboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Bridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • New Market
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dorsey Hill ...

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

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 Hill - 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 Hill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Dorsey Hill 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.