Welcome to Dun Glen ...
So far, we found very little information about Dun Glen. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Dun Glen to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dun Glen, please Contact Us.
Dun Glen would have been located within present day Pershing County<2>.
Dun Glen was founded in 1862.
A typical abbreviation for Dun Glen: Dun Gln.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Dun Glen is 5,260 feet [1,603 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Dun Glen is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Dun Glen was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Dun Glen once stood is in the (775) area code.
Communities Also Named Dun Glen ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Nevada communities named Dun Glen: This one is located in Pershing County and the other is located in Humboldt County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dun Glen.
Communities near Dun Glen ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dun Glen.
- Winnemucca
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnemucca
- Winnemucca is located in Humboldt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,801 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnemucca <4>
- Bonnie Briar ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnie Briar have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Briar
- Bonnie Briar is located in Pershing County
- Neptune City ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neptune City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune City
- Neptune City is located in Pershing County
- Cosgrave ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosgrave
- Cosgrave is located in Pershing County
- Mill City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
- Mill City is located in Pershing County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill City <4>
- Puckerbrush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckerbrush
- Puckerbrush is located in Pershing County
- Lander City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lander City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lander City
- Lander City is located in Pershing County
- Raglan ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raglan
- Raglan is located in Humboldt County
- Tungsten
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tungsten
- Tungsten is located in Pershing County
- Imlay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imlay
- Imlay is located in Pershing County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imlay <4>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Dun Glen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dun Glen.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dun Glen. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dun Glen.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dun Glen. See our Newspapers Page for Dun Glen.
Adding Dun Glen to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Dun Glen in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Dun Glen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Dun Glen post office opened in 1865.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Dun Glen.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dun Glen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Pershing, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dun Glen - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |