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Welcome to North Dorset ...

North Dorset is located in Bennington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Dorset, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1841.

A typical abbreviation for North Dorset: N. Dorset

North Dorset is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for North Dorset: 802

Communities near North Dorset ...

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

  • Manchester
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Poultney
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poultney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poultney
    • Poultney is located in Rutland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,239 people
  • Chester
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
    • Chester is located in Windsor County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,018 people
  • Granville
    (15 miles [24.1 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
    (16 miles [25.7 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
    (16 miles [25.7 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
    (11 miles [17.7 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
    (16 miles [25.7 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
  • Poultney
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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 North Dorset. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Dorset.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Dorset ...

Looking for more information about North 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to North Dorset, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for North Dorset.

Adding North Dorset to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the North Dorset post office opened in 1841.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Bennington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Dorset - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<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/