Welcome to Dolington ...

Dolington is located in Bucks County<1>.

The location of Dolington has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dolington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1827.

Dolington is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Dolington ...

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

• Trenton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Mercer County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
• Burlington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Burlington County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
• Bristol
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Bristol is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <4>
• Morrisville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
  • Morrisville is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <4>
• Doylestown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
  • Doylestown is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doylestown <4>
• Hatboro
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatboro
  • Hatboro is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatboro <4>
• Ambler
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ambler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambler
  • Ambler is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ambler <4>
• Jenkintown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkintown
  • Jenkintown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkintown <4>
• Chalfont
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalfont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfont
  • Chalfont is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chalfont <4>
• Bordentown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordentown
  • Bordentown is located in Burlington County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dolington ...

Looking for more information about Dolington? 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 Dolington, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dolington.

Adding Dolington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dolington 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 for Dolington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Dolington post office opened in 1827.

We also found Dolington in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dolington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dolington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bucks County: www.buckscounty.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/