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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>.


We aren't confident of the location of Dolph, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>


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

Dolph would have been located in the (503) and (971)<4> area codes.

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.

  • Lincoln City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln City
    • Lincoln City is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,284 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln City <6>
  • Sheridan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Willamina
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Rose Lodge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cloverdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
    • Cloverdale is located in Tillamook County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverdale <6>
  • Oretown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oretown
    • Oretown is located in Tillamook County
  • Grand Ronde
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Hebo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Neskowin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Otis
    (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 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.<7>

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.

The official website for Tillamook County: www.co.tillamook.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Area code (971) is an overlay for area code (503).
<5>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.
<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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