Welcome to South Dorset ...

South Dorset is located in Bennington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Dorset, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1847.

A typical abbreviation for South Dorset: S. Dorset

South Dorset is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for South Dorset: 802

Communities near South Dorset ...

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

• Manchester
  (4 miles [6.4 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
• Shaftsbury
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaftsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsbury
  • Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 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>
• Arlington
  (11 miles [17.7 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
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
• Dorset
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorset have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
  • Dorset is located in Bennington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,937 people
• Londonderry
  (18 miles [29 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
  (11 miles [17.7 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
  (9 miles [14.5 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
  (19 miles [30.6 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 South Dorset. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Dorset.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Dorset ...

Looking for more information about South 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 South Dorset, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for South Dorset.

Adding South Dorset to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the South Dorset post office opened in 1847.

We also found South Dorset in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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