Welcome to Dome ...
So far, we found very little information about Dome. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Dome to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dome, please Contact Us.
Dome would have been located within present day Yuma County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Dome, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Dome is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Dome was located is in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Dome and travel west, you will soon leave Mountain Standard Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.
The Area Code where Dome was located: 928
Going back to its beginning, Dome was originally named Swiveler's Station. For more information about the names of Dome, see The Names of Dome on our Genealogy Page.
Communities Also Named Dome ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Dome - they are located in Alaska, North Carolina, Ontario and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dome.
Communities near Dome ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dome.
- Yuma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wellton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Laguna ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Laguna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Laguna
- Fort Laguna is located in Yuma County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fort Laguna
- From Dome to Fort Laguna
- Ligurta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fortuna Foothills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fortuna Foothills have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortuna Foothills
- Fortuna Foothills is located in Yuma County
- Araby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Araby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Araby
- Araby is located in Yuma County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Araby
- From Dome to Araby
- Bard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Castle Dome Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fishers Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Winterhaven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Dome. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dome.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dome. 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 Dome.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dome. See our Newspapers Page for Dome.
Adding Dome to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Dome 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 Dome was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Dome post office opened in 1892.
We also found Dome on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Arizona and New Mexico (1925).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Dome.
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 Dome, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Yuma, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dome - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |