Dora is a city in Walker County, Alabama, United States. Coal mining took place in the area. The first settlers in the area now known as Dora we…Dora is a city in Walker County, Alabama, United States. Coal mining took place in the area. The first settlers in the area now known as Dora were James. M. Davis, Ezekiel Morgan, and Cole Smith in the early 1830s. Later in the 1830s, homesteaders settled here. The Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham Railroad laid a line through the settlement in 1886, and called their depot "Sharon". The Magella Coal Company and the Horse Creek Coal and Coke Company were founded, and by 1890, the area was called Horse Creek and incorporated as the town of Horse Creek in 1897. By 1900, several coal mines were located nearby. There was a school, churches, businesses and doctors. The name was changed to Dora in 1906. In 2023, Dora annexed a large tract of land that adjoined it to I-22 at exit 78, where developments are underway. This is the first time in its history that Dora has had direct interstate access. At the 2020 census the population was 2,297, up from 2,024 in 2010.
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