Welcome to East Dorset ...

East Dorset is located in Bennington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Dorset, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1826.

A typical abbreviation for East Dorset: E. Dorset

East Dorset is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: East Dorset lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for East Dorset: 802

Communities near East Dorset ...

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

• Manchester
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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: 4,214 people
• Granville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
  • Granville is located in Washington County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granville <4>
• Clarendon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarendon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
  • Clarendon is located in Rutland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,396 people
• Arlington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Bennington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,204 people
• Wallingford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallingford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
  • Wallingford is located in Rutland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,938 people
• Ludlow
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
  • Ludlow is located in Windsor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,856 people
• Londonderry
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Londonderry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
  • Londonderry is located in Windham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
• Pawlet
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pawlet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawlet
  • Pawlet is located in Rutland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 people
• Danby
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby
  • Danby is located in Rutland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
• Mount Holly
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
  • Mount Holly is located in Rutland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 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 East Dorset. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Dorset.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Dorset ...

Looking for more information about East Dorset? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for East Dorset, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for East Dorset.

Adding East Dorset to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Dorset 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 East Dorset was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the East Dorset post office opened in 1826.

We also found East Dorset in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Dorset.