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 88 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Dorchester had a population of 359 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dorchester, with the one closest to Dorchester listed first.
- North Dorchester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Groton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cheever
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Rumney
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Groton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Canaan Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Canaan Center is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Center
- Canaan Street
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rumney Depot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rumney Depot is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumney Depot
- Rumney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wentworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Canaan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hebron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Quincy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Hebron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Hebron is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hebron
- West Plymouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Plymouth is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plymouth
- Lyme Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Canaan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Canaan is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Canaan
- Orfordville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lyme
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Enfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lockehaven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grafton Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Grafton Center is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Center
- Alexandria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plymouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hanover Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hanover Center is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Center
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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