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Dorena Landing is located in the Bootheel of Missouri.

Dorena Landing is located in Mississippi County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Dorena Landing: Dorena Lndg. (or less commonly used: Dorena Lndng.)

Dorena Landing is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Dorena Landing: 573 & 235<3>

Communities near Dorena Landing ...

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

  • Union City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • East Prairie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • New Madrid
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • South Fulton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Fulton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Fulton is located in Fulton County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,108 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <4>
  • Englewood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Englewood is located in Obion County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,532 people
  • New Markham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • New Markham is located in Lake County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Markham
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,354 people
  • Troy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Troy is located in Obion County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,328 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
  • Clinton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Clinton is located in Hickman County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,244 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
  • Hornbeak
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dorena Landing ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Mississippi, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dorena Landing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Dorena Landing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Dorena Landing area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.