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Welcome to Dore ...

Dore is located in McKenzie County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Dore, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Dore is 1,890 feet [576 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: While Dore is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the south is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Dore lies within the (701) area code.

Communities near Dore ...

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

  • Sidney
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
    • Sidney is located in Richland County (MT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,297 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <3>
  • Fairview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Fairview is located in Richland County (MT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <3>
  • Alexander
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Bainville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainville
    • Bainville is located in Roosevelt County (MT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainville <3>
  • Harding
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
    • Harding is located in McKenzie County
  • Cartwright
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Charbonneau
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charbonneau
    • Charbonneau is located in McKenzie County
  • Trenton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Piche
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piche
    • Piche is located in Richland County (MT)
  • Rawson
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rawson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawson
    • Rawson is located in McKenzie County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dore ...

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

Adding Dore to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dore post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dore.

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

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including McKenzie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dore - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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