Dorset, Ohio

Location of Dorset, Ohio

Dorset is an unincorporated community in central Dorset Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. ^[1] It has a post office with the ZIP code 44032. ^[2] It lies along State Route 193.

Dorset was originally named Millsford, and under the latter name was founded in 1828. ^[3] The present name is after Dorset, Vermont, the native home of an early settler. ^[3]

John Brown Junior, son of John Brown the abolitionist, lived in Dorset from approximately 1855 to 1885.

Historical photos

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  Milk factory in Dorset, located at the intersection of Footville Richmond Road and State Route 307, on the east side of Mill Creek.
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  Train at Dorset Station in Dorset
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  North on 193 in Dorset
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  Mill and Hotel in Dorset
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  Dorset Baptist Church
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  Class photo in front of the school in Dorset.
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  This store appears to be the same as another photo, the only difference being the addition of a gas station.
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  This appears to have been one of the many stores in Dorset; the exact location is unknown.
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  Looking north on State Route 193; the second house on the left appears to be roughly where the Township garage is now located.
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  Storefronts in Dorset
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  Some sort of unidentified community event in Dorset
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  Mine prop shipment Dorset
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  Railroad Tower, possibly located on the west side of Tower Road in Dorset
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  One of the first schools located in Dorset
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  Early car, photo taken in Dorset
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  Log shipment in Dorset
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  Hotel and Mill located in Dorset
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  Home and barn in photo located to the left of the Dorset School
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  Train station in Dorset
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  Storefronts located in Dorset
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  State Route 193 looking North in Dorset, with block home on the left side of the photo that would later become the bakery and game room after.
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  Train Station in Dorset

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References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dorset, Ohio
2. USPS – Cities by ZIP Code Archived October 8, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
3. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 38.

41°40′49″N80°40′02″W / 41.68028°N 80.66722°W / 41.68028; -80.66722