Welcome to Dorado ...

Dorado is located in Russell County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dorado, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Dorado is 1,700 feet [518 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Dorado lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Dorado is within the (276) area code.

Communities near Dorado ...

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

• Norton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
  • Norton is located in Norton City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <4>
• Lebanon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
• Wise
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
  • Wise is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wise <4>
• Coeburn
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coeburn
  • Coeburn is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coeburn <4>
• Honaker
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honaker
  • Honaker is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honaker <4>
• Clintwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintwood
  • Clintwood is located in Dickenson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clintwood <4>
• Nickelsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelsville
  • Nickelsville is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nickelsville <4>
• Dungannon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
  • Dungannon is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
• Clinchco
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchco
  • Clinchco is located in Dickenson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinchco <4>
• Cleveland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dorado ...

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

Adding Dorado to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dorado in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Dorado was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Dorado post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dorado.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dorado. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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