Dora is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Coos County,
Oregon
Oregon ( , ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is a part of the Western U.S., with the Columbia River delineating much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while t ...
, United States.
It is about east of
Coquille near the
East Fork Coquille River on the former route of the
Coos Bay Wagon Road.
It is in the
Southern Oregon Coast Range.
[
Dora post office was established in 1874. The first postmaster was John H. Roach, and, according to Oregon Geographic Names the location may have been named for his daughter, Dora. The office ceased operations in 1939.]
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Unincorporated communities in Coos County, Oregon
1874 establishments in Oregon
Populated places established in 1874
Unincorporated communities in Oregon
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