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Dora

Ghost town · Avoyelles County, Louisiana

Bunkie quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:62,500)
Bunkie quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Dora is a ghost town in Avoyelles County, Louisiana. It is one of 12 former communities in Avoyelles County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Dora as a historical populated place on the Cottonport topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 30.9794° N, 92.0787° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCottonport
Elevation53 ft
Nearest living townCottonport, LA
Distance to it1.8 miles
GNIS feature ID545505
Coordinates30.97936, -92.07873

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What's there now

Dora is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cottonport, LA (population 1,777), about 1.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 53 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Dora?

Dora is in Avoyelles County, Louisiana, at 30.9794, -92.0787.

How many ghost towns are in Avoyelles County?

Avoyelles County, Louisiana has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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