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History · Dolan Springs

Half of Dolan Springs’ homes were built after 1989

More historic than 4% of U.S. towns. What drives it

Most of Dolan Springs was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1989. Below: maps from 1960 on and the census since 2000.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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About Dolan Springs’ history

How historic is Dolan Springs?

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More historic than 4% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

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History grade

What drives Dolan Springs’ History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Dolan Springs is more historic than 4% of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.

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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Dolan Springs’ overall grade.
Founding eraNo founding year we can rely on, so the grade uses the other two–Homes built before 19400.0% of homes (±1.2) · typical AZ town 0.4% · U.S. 8.4%D−National RegisterNo listings counted · typical AZ town 0.1 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 4%
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Few Arizona towns list much on the Register (a typical Arizona town has 0.1 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Dolan Springs’ 0.0 sits below most of its state (29% of Arizona towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share (±1.2 points) is firm at this size.

Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Dolan Springs’ past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Dolan Springs are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Dolan Springs’s history is told.

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The story so far

Dolan Springs, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Dolan Springs yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Dolan Springs is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mohave County, Arizona, United States. The population was 1,989 according to the 2020 census, down from 2,033 in the 2010 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 2,033 to 1,734 (-15%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Dolan Springs, decade by decade

Today19 recent
An old freight wagon outside the quirky Arizona Trading Post, an old-fashioned trading post of the type that was a road…2018An old freight wagon outside the quirky Arizona Tradi…Visitors are invited to make fun of themselves by placing their faces in the cutouts of a silly montage outside the qui…2018Visitors are invited to make fun of themselves by pla…A giant, no-doubt faux, cow skull and a spiny dinosaur (or dragon?) skeleton dot the yard outside the quirky Arizona Tr…2018A giant, no-doubt faux, cow skull and a spiny dinosau…A spiny dinosaur (or dragon?) skeleton highlights the quirky collection in the yard outside the Arizona Trading Post, a…2018A spiny dinosaur (or dragon?) skeleton highlights the…A spiny dinosaur (or dragon?) skeleton highlights the quirky collection in the yard outside the Arizona Trading Post, a…2018A spiny dinosaur (or dragon?) skeleton highlights the…The Arizona Trading Post, an old-fashioned trading post of the type that was a roadside attraction along the highway in…2018The Arizona Trading Post, an old-fashioned trading po…Faded vesitages of the Arizona flag show through on an outside wall of the quirky Arizona Trading Post, an old-fashione…2018Faded vesitages of the Arizona flag show through on a…In Dolan Springs, Arizona, along the road to southern Nevada, a spiny dinosaur (or dragon?) skeleton rules the yard out…2018In Dolan Springs, Arizona, along the road to southern…In Dolan Springs, Arizona, along the road to southern Nevada, tourists can take their places in Old West cutouts outsid…2018In Dolan Springs, Arizona, along the road to southern…In Dolan Springs, Arizona, along the road to southern Nevada, a spiny dinosaur (or dragon?) skeleton rules the yard out…2018In Dolan Springs, Arizona, along the road to southern…An old freight wagon2018An old freight wagonAn eclectic and quirky display outside the Arizona Trading Post souvenir shop2018An eclectic and quirky display outside the Arizona Tr…Sunset nears outside Dolan Springs, Arizona, along the interstate highway leading into Nevada2018Sunset nears outside Dolan Springs, Arizona, along th…Low, roiling clouds race across the sky near Dolan Springs, Arizona2018Low, roiling clouds race across the sky near Dolan Sp…A rainbow above low mountains near Dolan Springs, Arizona2018A rainbow above low mountains near Dolan Springs, Ari…Wishing Well2012Wishing WellDolan Springs2009Dolan SpringsChocolate Factory2009Chocolate FactorySmall Pink Church-Dolan Springs Arizona2008Small Pink Church-Dolan Springs Arizona
On the map

Dolan Springs on the map, 1960 to 1989

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Dolan Springs. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Dolan Springs on the 1960 USGS mapDolan Springs on the 1989 USGS map1960White Hills sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Dolan Springs.

People over time

Dolan Springs, census by census

05001,0001,5002,00020002020Peak: 2,033

Between 1,734 and 2,033 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Dolan Springs’ Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Dolan Springs

Nobody well known was born in Dolan Springs itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Aron RaAmerican atheist activist · b. 1962
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Jason ZumwaltAmerican actor · b. 1975
Joe HartAmerican politician · b. 1944
Doug MirabelliAmerican baseball player · b. 1970
William George BonelliAmerican politician · b. 1895
Places that used to be

Places now gone

Gone or out of use
Lake Mohave Ranchos Airportairport

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Dolan Springs’ history

How does Dolan Springs rank for history?

Dolan Springs is more historic than 4% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

How old are the homes in Dolan Springs?

0.0% of Dolan Springs’ homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.2 points), against a typical 0.4% for an Arizona town; the median home was built in 1989.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

From Wikimedia Commons (4), the Library of Congress (15), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.