Dorsey is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Madison County,
Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...
, United States. Dorsey is located in
Moro Township, north-northeast of
Bethalto. Dorsey has a
post office
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letter (message), letters and parcel (package), parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post o ...
with
ZIP code 62021.
History
A post office has been in operation at Dorsey since 1857. The community bears the name of Samuel L. Dorsey, a local pioneer.
References
Unincorporated communities in Madison County, Illinois
Unincorporated communities in Illinois
1857 establishments in Illinois
Populated places established in 1857
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