Welcome to Dolomite ...
So far, we found very little information about Dolomite. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Dolomite to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dolomite, please Contact Us.
Dolomite would have been located within present day Inyo County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Dolomite, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Dolomite is 3,670 feet [1,119 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Dolomite is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Dolomite was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Dolomite once stood is in the (760) and (442)<4> area codes.
Communities Also Named Dolomite ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Dolomite - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, Utah and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dolomite.
Communities near Dolomite ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dolomite.
- Boulder Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Creek
- Boulder Creek is located in Inyo County
- Keeler
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler
- Keeler is located in Inyo County
- Former name for Keeler:
- Cerro Gordo Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keeler <5>
- Lone Pine Station ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine Station
- Lone Pine Station is located in Inyo County
- Lone Pine Station has also been known as:
- Mount Whitney
- Whitney
- Mount Whitney Station ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Whitney Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Whitney Station
- Mount Whitney Station is located in Inyo County
- Bartlett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Bartlett is located in Inyo County
- Lone Pine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Lone Pine is located in Inyo County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Pine <5>
- Alabama Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama Hills
- Alabama Hills is located in Inyo County
- Cerro Gordo ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Cerro Gordo is located in Inyo County
- Cerro Gordo has also been known as:
- Fat Hill
- Beveridge ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beveridge
- Beveridge is located in Inyo County
- Cottonwood Charcoal Kilns ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Charcoal Kilns
- Cottonwood Charcoal Kilns is located in Inyo County
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 Dolomite. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dolomite.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dolomite. 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 Dolomite.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dolomite. See our Newspapers Page for Dolomite.
Adding Dolomite to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Dolomite 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 Dolomite was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Dolomite.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Inyo County: www.inyocounty.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.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 Dolomite, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Inyo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dolomite - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (442) is an overlay for area code (760). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |