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 317 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dorchester, with the one closest to Dorchester listed first.
- Leesburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mauricetown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bricksboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bricksboro is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricksboro
- Port Elizabeth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Haleyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Port Norris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Port Norris is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Norris
- Maurice River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maurice River is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice River
- Heislerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Heislerville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heislerville
- Halberton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Halberton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halberton
- Mauricetown Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mauricetown Station is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauricetown Station
- Bivalve
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Delmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Manumuskin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Manumuskin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manumuskin
- Dividing Creek Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Menantico
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Menantico is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menantico
- Dividing Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dennisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Millville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Dennis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Newport is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Clayville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clayville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
- Goshen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tuckahoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- South Vineland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cedarville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cedarville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
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. |