Welcome to Dorchester ...
The town of Dorchester is located Dorchester is located in Grayson County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Dorchester, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Dorchester has a population of 94 people<2> (see below for details). The community of Dorchester is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Dorchester lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Dorchester had an population of 94 people. This is a decrease of 36.49% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 13.76% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Dorchester had a population of 148 people. This makes Dorchester the county's 16th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 148 people, the population of Dorchester increased 35.78% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 109 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Dorchester. Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Dorchester - they are located in Colorado, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ontario, South Carolina (2), Virginia (2) and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dorchester. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dorchester. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Dorchester. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dorchester. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dorchester. 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 Dorchester. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dorchester. See our Newspapers Page for Dorchester. Looking for more information about Dorchester? 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 Dorchester, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dorchester. We originally found mention of Dorchester 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 Dorchester was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911). We also found Dorchester in the book titled .<5> X3X - From that list, the Dorchester post office opened in 1896.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Dorchester.
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dorchester. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Grayson County: www.co.grayson.tx.us/ The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/Population Details ...
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Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Grayson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Dorchester. <3> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dorchester - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. <4> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. <5> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/