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>
Dorsey itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dorsey, with the one closest to Dorsey listed first.
- Armstrongs Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Armstrongs Mills is located in Belmont County
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- Becket ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Becket is located in Belmont County
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- Captina
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Captina is located in Belmont County
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- Businessburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Businessburg is located in Belmont County
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- Jacobsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jacobsburg is located in Belmont County
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- Kelsey ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kelsey is located in Belmont County
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- Key
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Key is located in Belmont County
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- Bingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bingham is located in Monroe County
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- Switzer
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Switzer is located in Monroe County
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- Vallonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Vallonia is located in Belmont County
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- Dunfee ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dunfee is located in Belmont County
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- Glencoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Whitney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Whitney is located in Belmont County
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- Beallsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beallsville is located in Monroe County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Cresap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cresap is located in Marshall County (WV)
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- Powhatan Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dilles Bottom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dilles Bottom is located in Belmont County
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- Heath
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Heath is located in Belmont County
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- Stewartsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stewartsville is located in Belmont County
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- Hunter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hunter is located in Belmont County
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- Warnock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Warnock is located in Belmont County
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- Lamira
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lamira is located in Belmont County
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- Glendale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Glendale is located in Marshall County (WV)
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- Wegee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wegee is located in Belmont County
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- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Marshall County (WV)
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- Woodlands
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlands is located in Marshall County (WV)
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- Graysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Graysville is located in Marshall County (WV)
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- Moundsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shadyside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Echo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Echo is located in Belmont County
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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 Dorsey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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