Dora, Walker County, Alabama, United States

Alternative Names:	Dora, Horse Creek, Horsecreek, Sharon
Type:	Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:	Walker County, Alabama, USA
Region:	Walker County, Alabama, United States
Latitude:	33° 43' 43" N
Longitude:	87° 5' 25" W
Lat/Long (dec):	33.72872,-87.09028
Köppen climate type:	Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Elevation:	120m
Population:	1,960 (2017)
Mindat Feature ID:	4059070
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:4059070:3
GUID:	b48d94b0-65c5-4d1b-8b53-ea1c18412042

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Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Drummond Coal Company; Pit, Walker County, Alabama, USA	33° 47' 5" N	87° 9' 26" W	8.8km (5.5 miles)
Waste Pond - Flat Top Mine, Warrior Basin, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA	33° 40' 0" N	87° 1' 30" W	9.2km (5.7 miles)
Cordova Pit, Walker County, Alabama, USA	33° 45' 29" N	87° 10' 59" W	9.2km (5.7 miles)
Shale Pit (MRDS - 10136226), Walker County, Alabama, USA	33° 46' 48" N	87° 10' 23" W	9.5km (5.9 miles)
Waste Pond - Bessie Mine, Warrior Basin, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA	33° 38' 59" N	87° 2' 4" W	10.2km (6.3 miles)
Jef 2 Clay Prospect, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA	33° 36' 15" N	87° 2' 26" W	14.6km (9.1 miles)
Jef 1 Clay Prospect, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA	33° 37' 42" N	86° 55' 12" W	19.3km (12.0 miles)
Blount 7 Clay Prospect, Blount County, Alabama, USA	33° 52' 24" N	86° 51' 51" W	26.4km (16.4 miles)
Watkins Number 1 Pit, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA	33° 31' 48" N	86° 55' 3" W	27.3km (17.0 miles)
Unnamed Iron Prospect (MRDS - 10209293), Blount County, Alabama, USA	33° 54' 2" N	86° 51' 42" W	28.5km (17.7 miles)
Unnamed Iron (MRDS - 10257327), Birmingham Red Ore, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA	33° 38' 59" N	86° 46' 30" W	30.5km (18.9 miles)
Fairfield Steel Mills, Birmingham Mining District, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA	33° 29' 1" N	86° 56' 17" W	30.7km (19.0 miles)
East Thomas Quarry & Plant (East Thomas Quarry), East Thomas, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA	33° 31' 15" N	86° 51' 21" W	31.7km (19.7 miles)
Citadel Cement Operation (Birmingham Quarry & Cement Plant), Jefferson County, Alabama, USA	33° 34' 27" N	86° 47' 30" W	32.5km (20.2 miles)
Unnamed Iron (MRDS - 10160399), Birmingham Red Ore, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA	33° 32' 23" N	86° 49' 11" W	32.7km (20.3 miles)
Unnamed Iron (MRDS - 10135704), Birmingham Red Ore, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA	33° 33' 17" N	86° 48' 18" W	32.7km (20.3 miles)
Unnamed Iron Prospect (MRDS - 10160130), Birmingham Red Ore, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA	33° 27' 47" N	86° 56' 3" W	32.9km (20.4 miles)
Unnamed Iron Prospect (MRDS - 10184602), Birmingham Red Ore, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA	33° 28' 0" N	86° 55' 27" W	33.0km (20.5 miles)
Unnamed Iron Prospect (MRDS - 10112295), Birmingham Red Ore, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA	33° 27' 54" N	86° 55' 23" W	33.2km (20.6 miles)
Unnamed Iron Prospect (MRDS - 10233349), Birmingham Red Ore, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA	33° 38' 18" N	86° 44' 47" W	33.4km (20.7 miles)
Unnamed Iron Prospect (MRDS - 10112143), Birmingham Red Ore, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA	33° 39' 50" N	86° 43' 57" W	33.9km (21.0 miles)
Unnamed Iron Prospect (MRDS - 10281600), Birmingham Red Ore, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA	33° 39' 55" N	86° 43' 51" W	34.0km (21.1 miles)
Dolcito Quarry (Birmingham Realty Quarry), Birmingham Mining District, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA	33° 34' 59" N	86° 45' 50" W	34.3km (21.3 miles)
Unnamed Iron (MRDS - 10233005), Birmingham Red Ore, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA	33° 39' 18" N	86° 43' 29" W	34.8km (21.6 miles)
Ironaton District, Talladega County, Alabama, USA	33° 25' 29" N	86° 58' 48" W	35.3km (21.9 miles)
Unnamed Iron (MRDS - 10257648), Birmingham Red Ore, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA	33° 29' 5" N	86° 50' 41" W	35.4km (22.0 miles)
Unnamed Iron (MRDS - 10233441), Birmingham Red Ore, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA	33° 37' 48" N	86° 43' 29" W	35.5km (22.1 miles)
Jef 3 Clay Prospect, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA	33° 44' 9" N	86° 42' 9" W	35.9km (22.3 miles)
Sloss Furnaces, Birmingham Mining District, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA	33° 31' 15" N	86° 47' 27" W	36.1km (22.4 miles)
Tarrant (Tarrant City-Village Springs Area), Jefferson County, Alabama, USA	33° 42' 0" N	86° 42' 0" W	36.2km (22.5 miles)

Minerals recorded nearby (within 20 km)

ⓘ Kaolinite

ⓘ Muscovite

ⓘ var: Illite

Rock types recorded nearby (within 20 km)

ⓘ Sandstone

ⓘ Shale

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

North America Plate	Tectonic Plate
Appalachian Basin, North America Plate	Basin
SCAB Domain, North America Plate	Domain
USA	Country
Alabama, USA	State
Walker County, Alabama, USA	County
Southeastern United States, USA	Area

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