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Welcome to Dora ...

The village of Dora is located in southeast New Mexico.

Dora is located in Roosevelt County<1>.

The location of Dora has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Dora has a population of 119 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Dora is 4,300 feet [1,311 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Dora is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Dora lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Dora (for example, toward Sudan (TX)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Dora: (575)

We don't have a date for the establishment of Dora.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Dora had an population of 119 people. This is a decrease of 10.53% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.46% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Dora had a population of 133 people. This makes Dora the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 133 people, the population of Dora increased 2.31% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 130 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Dora.

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, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, 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.

  • Portales
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portales
    • Portales lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<5> to the north of Dora.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,487 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portales have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Portales
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portales<6>
  • Elida
  • Causey
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Causey
    • Causey lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<5> to the southeast of Dora.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Causey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Causey
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Causey<6>
  • Milnesand
  • Stegall
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stegall
    • Stegall lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<5> to the east of Dora.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Stegall
  • Floyd
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
    • Floyd lies 23 miles [37 km]<5> to the northwest of Dora.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floyd have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Floyd
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floyd<6>
  • Kenna
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenna
    • Kenna lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<5> to the west of Dora.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Kenna
  • Maple
  • Bledsoe
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
    • Bledsoe lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<5> to the southeast of Dora.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bledsoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Bledsoe
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bledsoe<6>
  • Crossroads

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.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dora ...

Looking for more information about Dora? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Dora, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor 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 in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Dora post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dora.

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

The official website for Roosevelt County: www.rooseveltcounty.com/

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Roosevelt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Dora.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dora - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dora) to Point B.If you need the driving distance (or directions), we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Dora. Since we usually use Google Maps for our own planning, we've provided the following link for your convenience: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from DoraOur distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dora. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9325, Longitude: -103.3369       In this case, the coordinates for Dora have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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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