Welcome to Dorton ...

Dorton is located in Cumberland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dorton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

Dorton is 1,810 feet [552 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Dorton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Dorton (for example, toward College Grove), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Dorton: 931

Communities Also Named Dorton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Dorton - it's located in Kentucky.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dorton.

Communities near Dorton ...

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

• Clarktown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Clarktown is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
  • Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
• Lakemont Heights
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
  • Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
• Crossville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Crossville is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossville <3>
• College Grove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • College Grove is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
  • Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
• Fairfield Glade
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairfield Glade is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Glade
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield Glade <3>
• Rockwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Rockwood is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,459 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <3>
• Rogers
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Rogers is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
• Lake Tansi Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
• Newton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Newton is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
  • Newton has also been known as:
  • Peay
• Dykes Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 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 Dorton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dorton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dorton ...

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

Adding Dorton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dorton 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 Dorton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Dorton post office opened in 1904. The Dorton post office closed in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dorton.