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Welcome to Dorsey ...

Dorsey is primarily located in Anne Arundel County<1>. A portion of Dorsey extends into Howard County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dorsey, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Dorsey is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Dorsey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Dorsey - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina and Ohio.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dorsey.

Communities near Dorsey ...

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

  • Baltimore
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bowie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Bowie is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <4>
  • Annapolis
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • College Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Laurel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <4>
  • Greenbelt
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <4>
  • Hyattsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Takoma Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • New Carrollton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bladensburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dorsey ...

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

Adding Dorsey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dorsey 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 Dorsey was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dorsey.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Anne Arundel, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dorsey - 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 area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Dorsey 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.