Dora, Oregon

Dora, Oregon
Unincorporated community
Dora
Dora

Location within the state of Oregon

Coordinates: 43°09′21″N 123°57′22″W / 43.15583°N 123.95611°W / 43.15583; -123.95611Coordinates: 43°09′21″N 123°57′22″W / 43.15583°N 123.95611°W / 43.15583; -123.95611
Country United States
State Oregon
County Coos
Elevation[1] 148 ft (45 m)
Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)

Dora is an unincorporated community in Coos County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is about 19 miles (31 km) east of Coquille near the East Fork Coquille River on the former route of the Coos Bay Wagon Road.[2] It is in the Southern Oregon Coast Range.[2]

Dora post office was established in 1874.[3]

At one time Dora had a United Brethren academy, a Grange hall, and a public school.[4] As of 1990 the only commercial or public building remaining was a store.[4]

Dora shares a rural fire protection district with nearby Sitkum.

References

  1. 1 2 "Dora". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  2. 1 2 Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
  3. ↑ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 978-0875952772.
  4. 1 2 Friedman, Ralph (1990). In Search of Western Oregon (2nd ed.). Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd. pp. 225–226. ISBN 0-87004-332-3.

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