Place:Dorchester, Maryland, United States

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NameDorchester
Alt namesDorchestersource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates38.467°N 76°W
Located inMaryland, United States     (1669 - )
Contained Places
Former community
Ennalls
Inhabited place
Airey
Algonquin
Andrews
Barnes Landing
Bestpitch
Beulah
Bishops Head
Blackwater
Brick House Landing
Brookview
Browns Landing
Bucktown
Butlers Beach
Cabin Creek
Cambridge ( 1680 - )
Castle Haven
Cedar Landing
Christs Rock
Church Creek
Cokeland
Cornersville
Crapo
Crocheron
Crossroads
Dailsville
East New Market
Eldorado
Elliott
Ellwood
Finchville
Galestown
Gluckheim
Golden Hill
Gum Swamp
Harrisville
Hawkeye
Henrys Crossroads
Hicksburg
Hills Point
Hog Island
Hollands Crossroads
Honga
Hooper Islands
Hoopersville
Hubbard
Hudson
Hurlock
Indianbone
James
Lakesville
Lewis Landing
Linkwood
Lloyds
Longfield
Madison
Mount Holly
Old Field
Petersburg
Rabbit Town
Ralph
Reids Grove
Rhodesdale
Riggins Corner
Robbins Landing
Robbins
Rocky Hook
Salem
Secretary
Seward
Smithville
Taylors Island
Thomas
Thompson
Thompsontown
Toddville
Vienna
Waddells Corner
Walnut Landing
Wesley
Williamsburg
Wingate
Woolford
Wrights
Unknown
Meekins Neck
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source: Family History Library Catalog


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Dorchester County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland on its Eastern Shore. It is bordered by the Choptank River to the north, Talbot County to the northwest, Caroline County to the northeast, Wicomico County to the southeast, Sussex County, Delaware, to the east, and the Chesapeake Bay to the west. Dorchester County uses the slogan, "The Heart of Chesapeake Country," due to its geographical location and the heart-like shape of the county on a map. In 2010, its population was 32,618. It was named for the Earl of Dorset, a family friend of the Calverts (the founding family of the Maryland colony). Its county seat is Cambridge.

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History

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Dorchester County, Maryland is the birthplace of Harriet Tubman.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1669 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1669 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1790 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1790 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1790 15,875
1800 16,346
1810 18,108
1820 17,759
1830 18,686
1840 18,843
1850 18,877
1860 20,461
1870 19,458
1880 23,110
1890 24,843
1900 27,962
1910 28,669
1920 27,895
1930 26,813
1940 28,006
1950 27,815
1960 29,666
1970 29,405
1980 30,623
1990 30,236
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External links

  • Outstanding guide to Dorchester County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
  • www.commissioners.net/
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