Dorsey, Maryland, is a locality in eastern Howard County, Maryland, south of Elkridge and close to the Anne Arundel County border and BWI Airport. It is in the southern part of the Baltimore metropolitan area. Howard County is a county located in the central part of state of Maryland, between Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C. The county was named for John Eager Howard, an officer in the American Revolutionary War and Governor of Maryland. ... Elkridge is a census-designated place located in Howard County, Maryland. ... Anne Arundel County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. ... Baltimore/Washington International Airport serves the Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, DC metro-region. ... Motto: BELIEVE (formerly The City That Reads) Nickname: Charm City Location in Independent city, Maryland Founded  -Incorporated 30 July 1729 1797  County Independent city Mayor Martin J. OMalley (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 349. ...

Dorsey is perhaps best known as a stop on the Maryland Rail Commuter (MARC) train system, which carries commuters into downtown Baltimore and Washington, D.C. Dorsey is a stop on MARC's Camden line and contains a large parking lot off of Maryland State Highway 100. Dorsey station mainly serves commuters from Elkridge and Ellicott City, as well as the northern parts of Columbia. Howard Transit buses connect Dorsey station with various locations around Howard County as well as the nearby Arundel Mills mall. Maryland Rail Commuter Service (MARC) is a commuter rail system comprising three lines in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. ... Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C. (short for, District of Columbia), Washington, the Nations Capital, the District or, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United States of America. ... Maryland State Highway 100, usually referred to as Route 100, is a major east-west highway connecting U.S. Highway 29 in Ellicott City and Maryland State Highway 177/Mountain Road in Pasadena. ... Ellicott City is an unincorporated census-designated place located in Howard County, Maryland. ... Arundel Mills is a shopping mall located in Hanover, Maryland (south of Baltimore, near BWI Airport) and owned by Mills Corporation. ...