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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Dorchee. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Dorchee to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dorchee, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Dorchee (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Dorchee. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Dorchee is historic, it would have been located within present day Orangeburg County.

To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Orangeburg County: Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Berkeley, Calhoun, Clarendon, Colleton, Dorchester & Lexington.

Below are the counties that are near Dorchee. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dorchee:

  • Orangeburg County     (The home county of Dorchee)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dorchee, with the one closest to Dorchee listed first.
    • Ferguson ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Ferguson is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
    • Possum Town
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Possum Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
    • Eutawville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Green Town
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Green Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
    • Vance
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Vance is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vance <2>
    • Holly Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Santee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Wells
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Wells is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
    • Parler
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Parler is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parler
    • Elloree
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Bowman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Wren Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Wren Village is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
  • Berkeley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dorchee, with the one closest to Dorchee listed first.
    • Eadytown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Eadytown is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadytown
    • Cross
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
    • Judge Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Judge Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge Town
    • Pineville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Region Town ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Region Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Region Town
    • Russellville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Pinopolis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Bonneau
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Saint Stephen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Moncks Corner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Harris Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Harris Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Town
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dorchee, with the one closest to Dorchee listed first.
    • Creston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Creston is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
    • Cameron
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Cameron is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
  • Charleston County
    • Lincolnville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people
  • Clarendon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dorchee, with the one closest to Dorchee listed first.
    • Shad Moss village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Shad Moss village is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad Moss village
    • Davis Station
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Summerton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jordan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jordan is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
    • Silver
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Silver is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
    • Panola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Panola is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
    • Manning
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Paxville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Alcolu
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Gable
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dorchee, with the one closest to Dorchee listed first.
    • Harleyville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dorchester
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Ridgeville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Saint George
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Reevesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Brownsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Brownsville is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Summerville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Grover
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Flowertown Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dorchee, with the one closest to Dorchee listed first.
    • Pinewood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Privateer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Privateer is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privateer
    • Lakewood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Lakewood is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Williamsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dorchee, with the one closest to Dorchee listed first.
    • Greeleyville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lane
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Lane is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <2>
    • Salters
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dorchee, see our County-by-County Page for Dorchee.

Cemeteries Near Dorchee ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dorchee.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Dorchee - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dorchee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dorchee, with the one closest to Dorchee listed first.

  • Walnut Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Eutawville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Walworth Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Rocks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Joiner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Joiner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Pleasant Plantation Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rocks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Springfield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Bethlehem Southern Methodist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pratt Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pratt Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (199 more) ...
    • Zion Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Felder Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Liberty Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Dorchee in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dorchee.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Dorchee, with the one closest to Dorchee listed first.

  • Connors ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Connors is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connors
  • Vance
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Vance is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vance <2>
  • Eadytown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Eadytown is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadytown
  • Holly Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Wells
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Wells is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
  • Sandridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
  • Saint Paul
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Paul is located in Clarendon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Dantzler
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Dantzler is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantzler
  • Summerton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Davis Station
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Parler
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Parler is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parler
  • Jordan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jordan is located in Clarendon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Felderville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Felderville is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felderville
    • Harleyville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Silver
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Silver is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dorchee. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dorchee.

Newspapers Published in Dorchee ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dorchee.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dorchee, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dorchee.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Dorchee:

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 Dorchee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dorchee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.