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Welcome to Dorloo ...

Dorloo is located in Schoharie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dorloo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

Dorloo is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Dorloo lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Dorloo: 518 & 838<3>

Communities near Dorloo ...

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

  • Cobleskill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Fort Plain
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Canajoharie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Cooperstown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Middleburgh
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Summit
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Summit is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <4>
  • Richmondville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Schoharie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Palatine Bridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Nelliston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dorloo ...

Looking for more information about Dorloo? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Dorloo, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dorloo.

Adding Dorloo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dorloo in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Dorloo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Dorloo post office opened in 1900. The Dorloo post office closed in 1989.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dorloo.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Schoharie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dorloo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the Dorloo area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Dorloo area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/