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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 Avoyelles Parish<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dora, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Dora is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Dora was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Dora was located: 318 & 457<4>

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, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, 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.

  • Marksville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Bunkie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Bunkie is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,826 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunkie <5>
  • Simmesport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Mansura
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Moreauville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hessmer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cheneyville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Plaucheville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Dupont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Dupont is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
  • Eola
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Eola is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola

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 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 Dora was on a map titled Map of Louisiana (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dora.

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 Louisiana's parishes, including Avoyelles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dora - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Dora area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Dora area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.