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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauricetown
- Mauricetown is located in Cumberland County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Mauricetown
From Dorchester to Mauricetown
- Bricksboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bricksboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricksboro
- Bricksboro is located in Cumberland County
- Port Elizabeth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Elizabeth
- Port Elizabeth is located in Cumberland County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Port Elizabeth
From Dorchester to Port Elizabeth
- Haleyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleyville
- Haleyville is located in Cumberland County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Haleyville
From Dorchester to Haleyville
- Port Norris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Norris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Norris
- Port Norris is located in Cumberland County
- Maurice River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maurice River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice River
- Maurice River is located in Cumberland County
- Heislerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heislerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heislerville
- Heislerville is located in Cumberland County
- Halberton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Mauricetown Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mauricetown Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauricetown Station
- Mauricetown Station is located in Cumberland County
- Bivalve
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bivalve. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bivalve
- Bivalve is located in Cumberland County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Bivalve
From Dorchester to Bivalve
- Delmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Manumuskin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manumuskin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manumuskin
- Manumuskin is located in Cumberland County
- Dividing Creek Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dividing Creek Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividing Creek Station
- Dividing Creek Station is located in Cumberland County
- Menantico
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Dividing Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividing Creek
- Dividing Creek is located in Cumberland County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Dividing Creek
From Dorchester to Dividing Creek
- Dennisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dennisville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennisville
- Dennisville is located in Cape May County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Dennisville
From Dorchester to Dennisville
- Millville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - South Dennis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Dennis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dennis
- South Dennis is located in Cape May County
- Newport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Clayville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Goshen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goshen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Goshen is located in Cape May County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Goshen
From Dorchester to Goshen
- Mount Pleasant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Pleasant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Cape May County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Mount Pleasant
From Dorchester to Mount Pleasant
- Tuckahoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - South Vineland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vineland
- South Vineland is located in Cumberland County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to South Vineland
From Dorchester to South Vineland
- Cedarville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Cedarville is located in Cumberland County
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Cumberland County: www.co.cumberland.nj.us/
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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. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |