Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Dorchester had a population of 540 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Dorchester had a population of 572 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dorchester, with the one closest to Dorchester listed first.
- Pleasant Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Camden ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crete
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Friend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Milford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Berks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ruby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Beaver Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goehner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kramer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Dale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilber
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Denton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Milligan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tamora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Exeter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Western
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Swanton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Emerald
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Seward
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tobias
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sprague
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Burress
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Burress is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burress
- De Witt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Utica
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
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 Dorchester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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