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Welcome to Dota ...

Dota is located in Independence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dota, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

Dota is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Dota lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Dota ...

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

  • Batesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Newport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Southside
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Southside is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
  • Cave City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Tuckerman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Diaz
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Diaz is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
  • Newark
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Newark is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,193 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <3>
  • Swifton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Swifton is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
  • Sulphur Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
  • Grubbs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Grubbs is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dota ...

Looking for more information about Dota? 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 Dota, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dota.

Adding Dota to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dota 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 (so far) for Dota was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Dota post office opened in 1880. The Dota post office closed in 1931.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dota.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Independence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dota - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/