Welcome to Dora ...
So far, we found very little information about Dora. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Dora to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dora, please Contact Us.
Dora would have been located within present day Fannin County<2>.
The location of Dora has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Dora, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Dora is 1,990 feet [607 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Dora was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Dora still existed, it would have been in the (706) and (762)<5> area codes.
Communities Also Named Dora ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Dora - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, 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.
- Rolston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Canal Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lake
- Canal Lake is located in Union County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 23,025 people
- Northcutt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Pantertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantertown
- Pantertown is located in Fannin County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,749 people
- Jacksonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Jacksonville is located in Towns County
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,239 people
- Belltown Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belltown Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown Hill
- Belltown Hill is located in Polk County (TN)
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,457 people
- Owltown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Young Harris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young Harris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Harris
- Young Harris is located in Towns County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Young Harris <6>
- Murphy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Murphy is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,666 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphy <6>
- Youngcane ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 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.
Adding Dora to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Dora in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section 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.<7>
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.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.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 Dora, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Fannin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dora - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (762) is an overlay for area code (706). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |