Welcome to Dolette ...
So far, we found very little information about Dolette. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Dolette to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dolette, please Contact Us.
Dolette would have been located within present day De Soto Parish<2>.
The location of Dolette has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Dolette, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Dolette is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Dolette was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Dolette once stood is in the (318) area code.
Communities near Dolette ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dolette.
- Mansfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Mansfield is located in De Soto Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,579 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <5>
- Coushatta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coushatta
- Coushatta is located in Red River Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,711 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coushatta <5>
- Pleasant Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Sabine Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <5>
- Converse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Converse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Converse is located in Sabine Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Converse <5>
- South Mansfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mansfield
- South Mansfield is located in De Soto Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Hall Summit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hall Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Summit
- Hall Summit is located in Red River Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hall Summit <5>
- Grand Cane
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Cane
- Grand Cane is located in De Soto Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Cane <5>
- Edgefield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
- Edgefield is located in Red River Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Oxford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Pelican
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelican have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican
- Pelican is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelican <5>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Dolette. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dolette.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dolette. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dolette.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dolette. See our Newspapers Page for Dolette.
Adding Dolette to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Dolette in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Dolette was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Dolette post office opened in 1898.
We also found Dolette on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Dolette.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dolette, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including De Soto, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dolette - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |