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Dorseyville, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 40°34′37″N 79°53′19″W / 40.57694°N 79.88861°W / 40.57694; -79.88861
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Dorseyville, Pennsylvania
Nickname: 
Crowtown
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CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyAllegheny
TownshipIndiana
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)

Dorseyville is an unincorporated suburb of Pittsburgh located in Indiana Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

History

Dorseyville was originally called "Crowtown" by farmers, but later named for the Dorsey family that lived on modern day Ceder Run Road. The Dorseyville fire hall, which held the Dorseyville Corn Carnival until the 2000s, was demolished and rebuilt in 2009 at a cost of $699,560.[1]

References

40°34′37″N 79°53′19″W / 40.57694°N 79.88861°W / 40.57694; -79.88861