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Welcome to Dolph ...

So far, we found very little information about Dolph. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Dolph to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dolph, please Contact Us.

Dolph would have been located within present day Tillamook County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dolph, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Dolph: Named after Joseph N. Dolph, Oregon's Senator from 1883 to 1895.

Time Zone: The area where Dolph was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Dolph was located: 503 & 971<3>

Communities Also Named Dolph ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Dolph - they are located in Arkansas (2) and Michigan.

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

Communities near Dolph ...

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

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

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

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

Adding Dolph to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dolph in the FIPS-55 file. For more information, see the Referenced FIPS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Dolph was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Dolph post office opened in 1886.

We also found Dolph in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dolph.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dolph, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Tillamook, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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 503 code has been Overlayed with the 971 area code. New phone numbers in the Dolph area will be assigned with one of these codes: 503 or 971. As a result, placing a call in the Dolph area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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