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History · Dorseyville

1 of Dorseyville’s places is on the National Register

Its Register listing is the St. John Baptist Church. Most of Dorseyville was built recently: 5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2013. Below: maps from 1936 on.

1on the National Register
5%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Dorseyville’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Dorseyville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Dorseyville, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Dorseyville yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Dorseyville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Iberville Parish, Louisiana, United States, corresponding to the unincorporated community of Dorcyville or Dorseyville. Dorseyville was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census with a population of 159. It is in the southeastern part of the parish, on the southwest bank of the Mississippi River. Louisiana Highway 1 forms the southern edge of the community, leading southeast 1 mile (1.6 km) to White Castle and northwest 9 miles (14 km) to Plaquemine.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Dorseyville, decade by decade

Today1 recent
St. John2005St. John
On the map

Dorseyville on the map, 1936 to 1992

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Dorseyville. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Dorseyville on the 1936 USGS mapDorseyville on the 1953 USGS mapDorseyville on the 1963 USGS mapDorseyville on the 1974 USGS mapDorseyville on the 1992 USGS map1936White Castle sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Dorseyville.

On the National Register

1 historic place in Dorseyville

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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first listed
1994
St. John Baptist Church
St. John Baptist Church
Buildings
St. John Baptist ChurchBuilding

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Dorseyville

Nobody well known was born in Dorseyville itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Bobby JindalAmerican politician and 55th governor of Louisi… · b. 1971
Bob PettitAmerican basketball player and coach · b. 1932
Shane WestAmerican actor, musician and songwriter · b. 1978
Ted DiBiase Jr.American professional wrestler and actor · b. 1982
Carly PattersonAmerican artistic gymnast and rock singer · b. 1988
Clarence WilliamsAmerican jazz pianist, composer, promoter, voca… · b. 1893
Places that used to be

Old corners and burying grounds

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Cedar Grove
1cemetery inside Dorseyville
Saint John

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Dorseyville’s history

What is on the National Register in Dorseyville?

One place: the St. John Baptist Church (listed 1994).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (1), the National Register of Historic Places (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.