Welcome to Dora ...
Dora is located in Crawford County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Dora, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
Dora is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Dora lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Dora: 479
Communities Also Named Dora ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Dora - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dora.
Communities near Dora ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dora.
- Fort Smith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Van Buren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Greenwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Sebastian County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,396 people
- Sallisaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Alma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Alma is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,887 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <3>
- Barling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pocola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocola
- Pocola is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,153 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocola <3>
- Roland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Roland is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,020 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roland <3>
- Muldrow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muldrow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldrow
- Muldrow is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,279 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muldrow <3>
- Lavaca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Dora. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dora.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dora. 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 Dora.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dora. See our Newspapers Page for Dora.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dora ...
Looking for more information about Dora? 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 Dora, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dora.
Adding Dora to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Dora 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 Dora was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Dora post office opened in 1888.
We also found Dora in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Dora.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Crawford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dora - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |