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Introduction ...
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- 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.
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By learning about Dorchester Junction (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 Dorchester Junction. 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.
Name Variations for Dorchester Junction ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Dorchester Junction: Dorchester Jct. (or less commonly used: Dorchester Jctn.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Dorchester Junction is located in Wise County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wise County: Harlan (KY), Letcher (KY), Pike (KY), Dickenson, Lee, Russell & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near Dorchester Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dorchester Junction:
- Wise County (The home county of Dorchester Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorchester Junction, with the one closest to Dorchester Junction listed first.
- Esserville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
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- Blackwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
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- Hamilton town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
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- Kent Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
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- Wise
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Stone Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County
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- Big Stone Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Appalachia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Osaka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Osaka is located in Wise County
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- Coeburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Exeter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Exeter is located in Wise County
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- Pound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Almira
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Almira is located in Wise County
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- Dickenson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorchester Junction, with the one closest to Dorchester Junction listed first.
- Herald
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
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- Darwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County
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- Omaha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County
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- Clintwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Nora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
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- Clinchco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aily
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
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- Tarpon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
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- Carrie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
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- Bucu
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
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- Haysi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorchester Junction, with the one closest to Dorchester Junction listed first.
- Darnell Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Darnell Town is located in Lee County
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- Keokee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Keokee is located in Lee County
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- Rawhide
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rawhide is located in Lee County
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- Dryden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dryden is located in Lee County
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- Stickleyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stickleyville is located in Lee County
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- Ely
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ely is located in Lee County
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- Pennington Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pennington Gap is located in Lee County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
- Saint Charles
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles is located in Lee County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Blackwater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwater is located in Lee County
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- Fleenortown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fleenortown is located in Lee County
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- Jonesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Norton City
- Norton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorchester Junction, with the one closest to Dorchester Junction listed first.
- Dante
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dante is located in Russell County
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- Bickley Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
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- Castlewood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fugates Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fugates Hill is located in Russell County
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- Carterton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
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- Dickensonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
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- Creswell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
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- Willow Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
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- Jessees Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
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- Kiser ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
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- Cleveland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Artrip
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
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- Spring City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
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- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorchester Junction, with the one closest to Dorchester Junction listed first.
- Lano
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lano is located in Scott County
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- Fort Blackmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dungannon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Duffield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grigbys Store
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
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- Nickelsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clinchport
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Clinchport is located in Scott County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Snowflake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
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- Gate City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kermit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kermit is located in Scott County
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- Weber City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Weber City is located in Scott County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Yuma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Yuma is located in Scott County
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- Hiltons
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorchester Junction, with the one closest to Dorchester Junction listed first.
- Mendota
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mendota is located in Washington County
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- Leonard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leonard is located in Washington County
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- Benhams
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Benhams is located in Washington County
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- Craigs Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
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- Floyd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorchester Junction, with the one closest to Dorchester Junction listed first.
- Weeksbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Weeksbury is located in Floyd County (KY)
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- Wheelwright
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wheelwright is located in Floyd County (KY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Melvin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Melvin is located in Floyd County (KY)
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- Wheelwright Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wheelwright Junction is located in Floyd County (KY)
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- Bypro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Harlan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorchester Junction, with the one closest to Dorchester Junction listed first.
- Lynch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Benham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cumberland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Holmes Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Holmes Mill is located in Harlan County (KY)
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- Chad
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Chad is located in Harlan County (KY)
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- Closplint
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Closplint is located in Harlan County (KY)
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- Louellen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Louellen is located in Harlan County (KY)
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- Totz
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dizney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dizney is located in Harlan County (KY)
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- Kenvir
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kenvir is located in Harlan County (KY)
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- Redbud
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Redbud is located in Harlan County (KY)
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- Short Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Short Town is located in Harlan County (KY)
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- Bailey Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bailey Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
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- Knott County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorchester Junction, with the one closest to Dorchester Junction listed first.
- Redfox
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Redfox is located in Knott County (KY)
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- Pine Top
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County (KY)
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- Littcarr
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Littcarr is located in Knott County (KY)
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- Kite
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kite is located in Knott County (KY)
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- Sassafras
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pippa Passes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pippa Passes is located in Knott County (KY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Letcher County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorchester Junction, with the one closest to Dorchester Junction listed first.
- Eolia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eolia is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Oven Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oven Fork is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Partridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Partridge is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Ermine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ermine is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Mayking
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mayking is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Jenkins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kings Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Creek is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Sergent
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sergent is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- West Whitesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Whitesburg is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Whitesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cromona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cromona is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Farraday
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Farraday is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Bellcraft
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bellcraft is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Perry County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorchester Junction, with the one closest to Dorchester Junction listed first.
- Delphia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Delphia is located in Perry County (KY)
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- Cornettsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cornettsville is located in Perry County (KY)
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- Slemp
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Slemp is located in Perry County (KY)
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- Vicco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vicco is located in Perry County (KY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Happy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Happy is located in Perry County (KY)
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- Scuddy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorchester Junction, with the one closest to Dorchester Junction listed first.
- Dorton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Myra
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Myra is located in Pike County (KY)
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- Hellier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hellier is located in Pike County (KY)
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- Ashcamp
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County (KY)
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- Jonancy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jonancy is located in Pike County (KY)
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- Lookout
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lookout is located in Pike County (KY)
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- Virgie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Virgie is located in Pike County (KY)
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- Rockhouse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rockhouse is located in Pike County (KY)
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- Elkhorn City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkins County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorchester Junction, with the one closest to Dorchester Junction listed first.
- Frisco
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County (TN)
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- Greenvale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County (TN)
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- Waycross
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Waycross is located in Hawkins County (TN)
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- Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
- Block City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County (TN)
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- Mount Carmel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rotherwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County (TN)
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- Solitude ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County (TN)
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- Green Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County (TN)
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- Church Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- New Canton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County (TN)
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- Greenland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County (TN)
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- Sullivan County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorchester Junction, with the one closest to Dorchester Junction listed first.
- Morrison City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
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- Beartown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
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- Bloomingdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Cherokee Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
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- Horace ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County (TN)
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- Borden Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
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- Kingsport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Orebank
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Orebank is located in Sullivan County (TN)
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- Rock City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
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- Beechwood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
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- Harrtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harrtown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrtown
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,365 people
- Mill Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Point is located in Sullivan County (TN)
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- Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
- Beechnut City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beechnut City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
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For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dorchester Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Dorchester Junction.
Cemeteries Near Dorchester Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dorchester Junction.
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 Dorchester Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dorchester Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dorchester Junction, with the one closest to Dorchester Junction listed first.
- Strength Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Robinett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mariners Museum Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Whiteoak Gap Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gibson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Huff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Black Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Skeen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wampler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Egan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Willis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (1292 more) ...
- Bates Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Laurel Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Laurel Grove Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Esserville.
- Hawthorne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Dorchester Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dorchester Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dorchester Junction, with the one closest to Dorchester Junction listed first.
- Lipps
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lipps is located in Wise County
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- Tacoma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tacoma is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
- Big Stone Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hurricane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hurricane is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Flat Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Flat Gap is located in Wise County
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- Coeburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Duncan Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Duncan Mill is located in Scott County
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- Fort Blackmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wood is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood
- Clinch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clinch is located in Scott County
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- Dungannon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Banner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Banner is located in Wise County
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- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Oven Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oven Fork is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oven Fork
- Olinger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Olinger is located in Lee County
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- Pound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dorchester Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dorchester Junction.
Newspapers Published in Dorchester Junction ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dorchester Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dorchester Junction, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dorchester Junction.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Dorchester Junction:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Wise County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dickenson County
- Lee County
- Norton City
- Russell County
- Scott County
- Washington County
- Floyd County
- Harlan County
- Knott County
- Letcher County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Hawkins County
- Sullivan County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dorchester Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |