Mount Dora, New Mexico

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Mount Dora
Mount Dora is located in New Mexico
Mount Dora
Mount Dora
Location within the state of New Mexico
Coordinates: 36°31′10″N 103°29′21″W / 36.51944°N 103.48917°W / 36.51944; -103.48917Coordinates: 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 code(s)575
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.
  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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