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Welcome to Dunneville ...

Dunneville is located in San Benito County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Dunneville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Dunneville is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Dunneville lies within the (831) area code.

Communities near Dunneville ...

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

  • Gilroy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilroy
    • Gilroy is located in Santa Clara County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,831 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilroy <3>
  • Watsonville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Morgan Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Hollister
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • San Juan Bautista
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sargent ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
    • Sargent is located in Santa Clara County
  • Bell Station
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Station
    • Bell Station is located in Santa Clara County
    • Bell Station has also been known as:
    • Bell's Station
  • Ridgemark
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgemark
    • Ridgemark is located in San Benito County
  • River Oaks
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Oaks
    • River Oaks is located in San Benito County
  • Tres Pinos
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dunneville ...

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

Adding Dunneville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dunneville 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 Dunneville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Dunneville post office opened in 1874.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dunneville.

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

The official website for San Benito County: www.san-benito.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Benito, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dunneville - 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.
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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