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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Dorset had a population of 112 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • East Rupert
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rupert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rupert
    • East Rupert is located in Bennington County
  • South Dorset
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Dorset have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dorset
    • South Dorset is located in Bennington County
  • North Rupert
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Rupert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rupert
    • North Rupert is located in Bennington County
  • East Dorset
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Dorset have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dorset
    • East Dorset is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Dorset <3>
  • Manchester Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Barnumville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • North Dorset
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Dorset have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dorset
    • North Dorset is located in Bennington County
  • Manchester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
    • Manchester is located in Bennington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 708 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <3>
  • Manchester Depot
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rupert
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pawlet
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pawlet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawlet
    • Pawlet is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawlet <3>
  • Danby Four Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danby Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby Four Corners
    • Danby Four Corners is located in Rutland County
  • West Rupert
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Sandgate
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandgate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgate
    • Sandgate is located in Bennington County
  • Danby
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby
    • Danby is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danby <3>
  • Sunderland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunderland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderland
    • Sunderland is located in Bennington County
  • Winhall
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winhall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winhall
    • Winhall is located in Bennington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
  • Peru
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peru have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Peru is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <3>
  • West Pawlet
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pawlet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pawlet
    • West Pawlet is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Pawlet <3>
  • West Arlington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Arlington
    • West Arlington is located in Bennington County
  • Salem
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Arlington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Arlington is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <3>
  • Wells
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • South Wallingford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • South Granville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Granville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Granville
    • South Granville is located in Washington County (NY)
  • North Hebron
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

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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 Dorset, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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