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>
While we didn't find Dorchester in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Dorchester. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Dorchester listed first.
- Ridgeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harleyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Long Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Long Ridge is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
- Cottageville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Connors ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Connors is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connors
- Summerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reevesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wells
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ladson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dantzler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dantzler is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantzler
- Vance
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Strawberry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Strawberry is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Fifty Eight ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fifty Eight is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifty Eight
- Walterboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Holly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Holly is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
- Moncks Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bowman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Felderville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Felderville is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felderville
- Otranto
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Eadytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Drawdy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Drawdy is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawdy
- Parler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jacksonboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Macbeth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Macbeth is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macbeth
- Branchville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
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. |
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