Welcome to Dolomite ...

Dolomite is located in Houston County<1>.

Dolomite is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Dolomite lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Dolomite: 931

Communities Also Named Dolomite ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Dolomite - they are located in Alabama, California, Florida, Utah and Washington.

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

Communities near Dolomite ...

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

• Oakridge
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Oakridge is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
  • Estimated population in 2014: 29,303 people
• Brownsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Brownsville is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
• Halls Creek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
• Pigeon Roost
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
  • Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
• Louise Heights
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Louise Heights is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise Heights
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5,715 people
• McEwen
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • McEwen is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McEwen <3>
• Throckmorton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
• Dover
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Dover is located in Stewart County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
  • Former name for Dover:
  • Monroe
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <3>
• Tennessee Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Tennessee Ridge is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Ridge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tennessee Ridge <3>
• Erin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Erin is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erin <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dolomite ...

Looking for more information about Dolomite? 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 Dolomite, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dolomite.

Adding Dolomite to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dolomite 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 (so far) for Dolomite was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dolomite.