The first permanent settler in the Dushore area was General Cornwallace Jackson, who settled there in 1825.

The community itself, however, was founded by and named for the French navy captain Aristide Aubert Dupetit-Thouars.

[6] Dushore has always been known as the center of commerce, business and industry in Sullivan County.

[7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.8-square-mile (2.1 km2), of which 0.78-square-mile (2.0 km2) is land and 1.28% is water.

WPAL, 91.7 FM and WCIS-FM (yet to sign on air) are licensed to nearby Laporte but are located on a tower near Dushore.