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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Dorseys Run. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Dorseys Run to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dorseys Run, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Dorseys Run (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Dorseys Run. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Dorseys Run ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
While the name of this community is Dorseys Run, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Dorseys Run may originally have been Dorsey's Run.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Dorseys Run might be written as Dorsey Run.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Dorseys Run is historic, it would have been located within present day Howard County.
To see how the shape of Maryland's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Howard County: Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Montgomery, Prince George's & Loudoun (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Dorseys Run. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dorseys Run:
- Howard County (The home county of Dorseys Run)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorseys Run, with the one closest to Dorseys Run listed first.
- Marydell
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Marydell is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Woodstock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Linwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Johns Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Saint Johns Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns Village
- Ellicott City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Font Hill Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Font Hill Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Font Hill Village
- Marriottsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Columbia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Village of Dorseys Search
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ilchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ilchester is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilchester
- Alpha
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Sandy Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sandy Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorseys Run, with the one closest to Dorseys Run listed first.
- Dorsey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
- Patapsco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patapsco
- Jessup
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harmans
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harmans is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmans
- Linthicum Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Linthicum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Linthicum is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linthicum
- Pumphrey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pumphrey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey
- Annapolis Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Arundel Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arundel Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel Village
- Ferndale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorseys Run, with the one closest to Dorseys Run listed first.
- Beechfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beechfield is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechfield
- Gwynn Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Carroll
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Carroll is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Edmondson Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
- Oaklee Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oaklee Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklee Village
- Violetville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Violetville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violetville
- Woodberry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
- Hampden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Baltimore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Charles Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Guilford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorseys Run, with the one closest to Dorseys Run listed first.
- Daniels ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Daniels is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
- Former names for Daniels:
- Alberton
- Elsyville
- Hollofield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hollofield is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollofield
- Carriage Hill Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Carriage Hill Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Hill Village
- Granite
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Granite is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Oakwood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Village
- Windsor Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Windsor Mill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Mill
- Hernwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hernwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hernwood
- Milford Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Randallstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Frederick Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Frederick Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Village
- Woodlawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Scotts Level
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts Level is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Level
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorseys Run, with the one closest to Dorseys Run listed first.
- Henryton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Henryton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryton
- Eldersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Freedom Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Freedom Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Sykesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Ridge Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Ridge Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Village
- Gaither
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gaither is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaither
- Lakeview Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
- Finksburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Klee Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Klee Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klee Mill
- Morgan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Morgan is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Woodbine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Berrywood Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorseys Run, with the one closest to Dorseys Run listed first.
- Mount Airy Village West
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sams Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Oak Orchard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
- Unionville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Bartholows
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bartholows is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartholows
- Smith Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Smith Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Monrovia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- New London
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- New London is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Libertytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Libertytown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
- Green Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Green Valley is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- New Market
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ijamsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorseys Run, with the one closest to Dorseys Run listed first.
- Hess
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hess is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
- Upper Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Pleasant Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Joppa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Amoss
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Amoss is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoss
- Fallston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lynchs Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lynchs Corner is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchs Corner
- Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
- Putnam Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Putnam Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Village
- Shawsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Wimbledon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wimbledon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimbledon
- Benson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Benson is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorseys Run, with the one closest to Dorseys Run listed first.
- Brighton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Burtonsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ashton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brinklow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brinklow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinklow
- Unity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Unity is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Blackburn Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Blackburn Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Village
- Brookeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spencerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spencerville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
- Camelback Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Camelback Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelback Village
- Cloverly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverly is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverly
- Mullinix
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mullinix is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinix
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorseys Run, with the one closest to Dorseys Run listed first.
- Laurel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- 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 <3>
- West Laurel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- West Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Laurel
- South Laurel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- South Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Laurel
- Beltsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Boxwood Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Boxwood Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood Village
- Adelphi
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Berwyn Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Berwyn Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
- Berwyn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Berwyn is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
- Glenn Dale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Goddard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Goddard is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
- Greenbelt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- College Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorseys Run, with the one closest to Dorseys Run listed first.
- Blackrock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Blackrock is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- West Manheim
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- West Manheim is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manheim
- Bandanna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bandanna is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandanna
- Glenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Glenville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Fairfax County (VA)
- Langley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Langley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dorseys Run, see our County-by-County Page for Dorseys Run.
Cemeteries Near Dorseys Run ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dorseys Run.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Dorseys Run - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dorseys Run covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dorseys Run, with the one closest to Dorseys Run listed first.
- Gary Memorial UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Good Shepherd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Green Sanctuary Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Pauls RC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bihy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chevra Ahavas Chesed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tifereth Israel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cavey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lorraine Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (460 more) ...
- Evangelimas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
Dorseys Run itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dorseys Run, with the one closest to Dorseys Run listed first.
- Pine Orchard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Orchard is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- Hollofield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hollofield is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollofield
- Granite
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Granite is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Woodstock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ellicott City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oella
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oella is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oella
- Hebbville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hebbville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbville
- Randallstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marriottsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hernwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hernwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hernwood
- Clarkson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clarkson is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Columbia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Ilchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ilchester is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilchester
- Powhatan
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Powhatan is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
- Scotts Level
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts Level is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Level
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dorseys Run. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dorseys Run.
Newspapers Published in Dorseys Run ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dorseys Run.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dorseys Run, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dorseys Run.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Dorseys Run:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Howard County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Frederick County
- Harford County
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's County
- York County
- Fairfax County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dorseys Run, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dorseys Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |