Welcome to Dot ...

Dot is located in Klickitat County<1>.

The location of Dot has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dot, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Dot is 2,270 feet [692 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Dot is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Dot lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Dot lies within the (509) area code.

Communities Also Named Dot ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Dot - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, Georgia (2), Kentucky, Michigan, Texas and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dot.

Communities near Dot ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dot.

• Arlington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Gilliam County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <4>
• Cleveland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in Klickitat County
• Bickleton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickleton
  • Bickleton is located in Klickitat County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bickleton <4>
• Roosevelt
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosevelt
  • Roosevelt is located in Klickitat County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roosevelt <4>
• Bluelight
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluelight
  • Bluelight is located in Klickitat County
• Sinks ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks
  • Sinks is located in Sherman County (OR)
• Rufus
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rufus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
  • Rufus is located in Sherman County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rufus <4>
• Klondike
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
  • Klondike is located in Sherman County (OR)
• Goldendale
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldendale
  • Goldendale is located in Klickitat County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldendale <4>
• Wasco
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wasco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasco
  • Wasco is located in Sherman County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wasco <4>

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 Dot. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dot.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dot. 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 Dot.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dot. See our Newspapers Page for Dot.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dot ...

Looking for more information about Dot? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Dot, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dot.

Adding Dot to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dot in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Dot was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Dot post office opened in 1885.

We also found Dot in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dot.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dot. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Klickitat County: www.klickitatcounty.org/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/