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History · Dorothy

Dorothy’s post office opened in 1898, and 17% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Dorothy began

When was Dorothy founded?

1898

The Dorothy post office opened in 1898, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 1,057128 years
Founding year: the first Dorothy post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Dorothy’s past

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

Dorothy, in brief

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

Dorothy is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located in Weymouth Township in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08317. As of the 2020 census, Dorothy had a population of 1,057.

Its first post office opened in 1898.

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

By decade

Dorothy, decade by decade

Today3 recent
Portters Trading Post, Weymouth Twp., NJ, Dec. 20242024Portters Trading Post, Weymouth Twp., NJ, Dec. 2024Dorothy Volunteer Fire Company, NJ, Dec. 20242024Dorothy Volunteer Fire Company, NJ, Dec. 20242018-09-15 10 25 49 View north along Atlantic County Route 557 (Tuckahoe Road) just north of Atlantic County Route 669 …20182018-09-15 10 25 49 View north along Atlantic County …
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History across the town line

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Weymouth Township1 historic placeBMaurice River Township2 historic placesAEstell Manor3 historic placesC+

Questions about Dorothy’s history

What year was Dorothy founded?

The Dorothy post office opened in 1898, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 →

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