Dorchester, NJ

Dorchester is an unincorporated community located within Maurice River Township, in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The 2020 census counted 291 residents. J. Meerwald, the state ship of New Jersey, was built here. That mix gives Dorchester a clear local shape within New Jersey, with older layers still visible in current places. The local scoop is a place whose streets, landmarks, and institutions keep its earlier story close to the present. Dorchester is said that it was in Dorchester where the Dutch ship Prince Maurice sank, giving the Maurice River and Maurice River Township its name.