Dorchester, TX

Dorchester is a city in Grayson County, Texas, United States. The 2020 census counted 69 residents. Dorchester is part of the Sherman–Denison Metropolitan Statistical Area. Dorchester is located in southern Grayson County 13 miles southwest of Sherman, the county seat, and 30 miles north of McKinney. Until 1959, Dorchester had its own school, originally built in 1902. That mix gives Dorchester a clear local shape within Texas, 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.