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Welcome to Dormis ...

Dormis is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Dormis is located in Ozark County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dormis, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.

Dormis is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Dormis: 417

Communities near Dormis ...

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

  • Gainesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bakersfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bakersfield is located in Ozark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
  • Zanoni ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Zanoni is located in Ozark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanoni
  • Elijah
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Elijah is located in Ozark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elijah
  • Tecumseh
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Dora
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Trail
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Trail is located in Ozark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
  • Caulfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Udall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Udall is located in Ozark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udall
  • Hardenville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dormis ...

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

Adding Dormis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dormis 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 (so far) for Dormis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Dormis post office opened in 1908. The Dormis post office closed in 1927.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dormis.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Ozark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dormis - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/