Dorena is an unincorporated community in southeastern Mississippi County, Missouri, United States. Route 77 and Route 102 intersect here, approximately thirteen miles southeast of East Prairie. [1] Dorena lends its name to the nearby Dorena-Hickman Ferry, which connects Route 77 with the Kentucky side of the Mississippi River. [2]
A post office called Dorena was established in 1899, and closed in 1973. [3] The name is believed to be derived from an old slang term for money. [4]
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