Welcome to Dot ...

Dot is located in Logan County<1>.

The location of Dot has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dot, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Dot is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Dot is within the (270) area code.

Communities Also Named Dot ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Dot - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, Georgia (2), Michigan, Texas, Virginia and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dot.

Communities near Dot ...

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

• Springfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Robertson County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
• Russellville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
  • Russellville is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russellville <4>
• Greenbrier
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
  • Greenbrier is located in Robertson County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
• Pleasant View
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Pleasant View is located in Cheatham County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,055 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant View <4>
• Coopertown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coopertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
  • Coopertown is located in Robertson County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
• Elkton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Todd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <4>
• Cross Plains
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
  • Cross Plains is located in Robertson County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,839 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Plains <4>
• Guthrie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guthrie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
  • Guthrie is located in Todd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guthrie <4>
• Crunk
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crunk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
  • Crunk is located in Robertson County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
• Auburn
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dot ...

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

Adding Dot to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dot 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 Dot was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Dot post office opened in 1884.

We also found Dot in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dot.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dot. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/