Welcome to Dunlap ...

Dunlap is located in Hill Country.

Dunlap is located in Travis County<1>.

The location of Dunlap has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dunlap, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Dunlap is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Dunlap lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Dunlap is located in the (512) area code.

Communities Also Named Dunlap ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Dunlap: This one is located in Travis County and the other is located in Cottle County.

Beyond Texas, there are 25 communities that are also named Dunlap - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California (2), Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Virginia and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dunlap.

Communities near Dunlap ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dunlap.

• Austin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
  • Austin is located in Travis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 995,484 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <4>
• Round Rock
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Rock
  • Round Rock is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 137,575 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Rock <4>
• Pflugerville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pflugerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pflugerville
  • Pflugerville is located in Travis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pflugerville <4>
• Manor
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
  • Manor is located in Travis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,767 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manor <4>
• Elgin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Elgin is located in Bastrop County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,756 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <4>
• Bastrop
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bastrop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bastrop
  • Bastrop is located in Bastrop County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,743 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bastrop <4>
• West Lake Hills
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Lake Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Hills
  • West Lake Hills is located in Travis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,254 people
• Rollingwood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
  • Rollingwood is located in Travis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
• Mustang Ridge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mustang Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Ridge
  • Mustang Ridge is located in Bastrop County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,001 people
• Sunset Valley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Valley
  • Sunset Valley is located in Travis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset Valley <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 Dunlap. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dunlap.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dunlap. 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 Dunlap.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dunlap. See our Newspapers Page for Dunlap.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dunlap ...

Looking for more information about Dunlap? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Dunlap, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dunlap.

Adding Dunlap to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dunlap 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 Dunlap was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Dunlap post office opened in 1886.

We also found Dunlap in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dunlap.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dunlap. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Travis County: www.co.travis.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/