Welcome to Mount Dora ...

Mount Dora is located in Union County<1>.

Google driving directions from your current location to Mount Dora (Patience, this may take a moment).

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

A typical abbreviation for Mount Dora: Mt. Dora

Mount Dora is 5,710 feet [1,740 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Mount Dora is about 1 mile [or 1¾ km] above sea level.

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

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

Area Code for Mount Dora: 575

Communities Also Named Mount Dora ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Mexico communities named Mount Dora: This one is located in Union County and the other is located in Colfax County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Dora.

Communities near Mount Dora ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Mount Dora.

• Clayton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <3>

  Google driving directions:

  From your current location to Clayton

  From Mount Dora to Clayton

• Grenville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grenville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenville
  • Grenville is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grenville <3>
• Seneca
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
  • Seneca is located in Union County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <3>

  Google driving directions:

  From your current location to Seneca

  From Mount Dora to Seneca

• Des Moines
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Des Moines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Moines
  • Des Moines is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Moines <3>
• Moses
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moses
  • Moses is located in Union County

  Google driving directions:

  From your current location to Moses

  From Mount Dora to Moses

• Texline
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texline
  • Texline is located in Dallam County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Texline <3>

  Google driving directions:

  From your current location to Texline

  From Mount Dora to Texline

• Gladstone
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
  • Gladstone is located in Union County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladstone <3>

  Google driving directions:

  From your current location to Gladstone

  From Mount Dora to Gladstone

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Dora ...

Looking for more information about Mount 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 Mount Dora, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mount Dora.

Adding Mount Dora to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mount Dora post office opened in 1908.

We also found Mount Dora on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Dora.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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