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>.

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 get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we 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.<4>.

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

If Dora still existed, it would have been in the (318) area code.

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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
  • Marksville is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marksville <5>
• Bunkie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkie
  • Bunkie is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simmesport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmesport
  • Simmesport is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simmesport <5>
• Mansura
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansura
  • Mansura is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansura <5>
• Moreauville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moreauville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreauville
  • Moreauville is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moreauville <5>
• Hessmer
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hessmer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessmer
  • Hessmer is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hessmer <5>
• Cheneyville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheneyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheneyville
  • Cheneyville is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheneyville <5>
• Plaucheville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plaucheville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaucheville
  • Plaucheville is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plaucheville <5>
• Dupont
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
  • Dupont is located in Avoyelles Parish
• Eola
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
  • Eola is located in Avoyelles Parish

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dora.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/