Welcome to Dora ...

Dora is located in Coos County<1>.

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

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.<3>.

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

Area codes for Dora: (541) & (458)<4>

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.

• Coos Bay
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coos Bay
  • Coos Bay is located in Coos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coos Bay <5>
• Coquille
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coquille have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coquille
  • Coquille is located in Coos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coquille <5>
• Myrtle Point
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Point
  • Myrtle Point is located in Coos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Myrtle Point <5>
• Powers
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
  • Powers is located in Coos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powers <5>
• Gravelford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelford
  • Gravelford is located in Coos County
• Bridge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge
  • Bridge is located in Coos County
• Norway
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
  • Norway is located in Coos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <5>
• Remote
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remote
  • Remote is located in Coos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Remote <5>
• Arago
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arago
  • Arago is located in Coos County
• Broadbent
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadbent
  • Broadbent is located in Coos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadbent <5>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 Coos County: www.co.coos.or.us/

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