Mount Dora, New Mexico

Mount Dora
Unincorporated community
Mount Dora is located in New Mexico
Mount Dora
Mount Dora
Location within the state of New Mexico
Mount Dora is located in the United States
Mount Dora
Mount Dora
Mount Dora (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°31′10″N 103°29′21″W / 36.51944°N 103.48917°W / 36.51944; -103.48917
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyUnion
Elevation
5,715 ft (1,742 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code575
GNIS feature ID899609[1]

Mount Dora is an unincorporated community located in Union County, New Mexico, United States. The community is located along U.S. routes 64 and 87, 17.6 miles (28.3 km) west-northwest of Clayton. Mount Dora had its own post office from April 10, 1908, until November 2, 2002.[2] It was named Mount Dora by Senator Stephen W. Dorsey after his sister-in-law.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Mount Dora". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  3. ^ Julyan, Robert (1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press. p. 236. ISBN 0826316891.


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