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Welcome to Dora ...

Dora is located in Coos County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dora, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Dora is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Dora lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Dora: 541 & 458<3>

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, New Mexico, North Carolina, 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.

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.

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

We also 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Dora, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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.<6>

From that list, the Dora post office opened in 1874.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dora.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Coos, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dora - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 541 code has been Overlayed with the 458 area code. New phone numbers in the Dora area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Dora area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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