Welcome to Dorseys Run ...

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.

Dorseys Run would have been located within present day Howard County<2>.

The location of Dorseys Run has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Dorseys Run is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Dorseys Run was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Dorseys Run ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.howardchamber.com/

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

Communities near Dorseys Run ...

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

• Baltimore
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
  • Baltimore is located in Baltimore City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 586,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltimore <5>
• Laurel
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <5>
• Mount Airy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
  • Mount Airy is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Airy <5>
• Sykesville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
  • Sykesville is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <5>
• Laytonsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laytonsville
  • Laytonsville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laytonsville <5>
• Brookeville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookeville
  • Brookeville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookeville <5>
• Frederick Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frederick Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Village
  • Frederick Village is located in Baltimore County
• Hernwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hernwood
  • Hernwood is located in Baltimore County
• Marriottsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marriottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marriottsville
  • Marriottsville is located in Howard County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marriottsville <5>
• Milford Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Mill
  • Milford Mill is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford Mill <5>

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

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

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

Adding Dorseys Run to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dorseys Run in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Dorseys Run was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dorseys Run.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Howard County: www.co.ho.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/