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Welcome to Dean ...

Dean is located in Monterey County<1>.

Dean is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Dean lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Dean ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Dean - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New York, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas (4), Washington (2) and West Virginia.

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

Websites for Dean ...

Junior League:   www.jlmontereycounty.org/

Communities near Dean ...

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

  • Salinas
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Soledad
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Chualar
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Spreckels
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ambler Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambler Park
    • Ambler Park is located in Monterey County
  • Serra Village
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serra Village
    • Serra Village is located in Monterey County
  • Carmel Valley Village
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Boronda
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boronda
    • Boronda is located in Monterey County
  • Paicines
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

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 Dean. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dean.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dean ...

Looking for more information about Dean? 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 Dean, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dean.

Adding Dean to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dean in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Dean was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dean.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Monterey, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dean - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.