Welcome to Dinsmore ...

Dinsmore is located in Duval County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dinsmore, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Dinsmore is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Dinsmore lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Dinsmore is within the boundaries of the (904) area code.

Communities Also Named Dinsmore ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Dinsmore - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Mississippi, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan and Texas.

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

Communities near Dinsmore ...

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

• Jacksonville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville is located in Duval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 920,570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <4>
• Orange Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Park
  • Orange Park is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange Park <4>
• Baldwin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • Baldwin is located in Duval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin <4>
• Callahan
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callahan
  • Callahan is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Callahan <4>
• Normandy Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Village
  • Normandy Village is located in Duval County
  • Normandy Village has also been known as:
  • Normandy
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normandy Village <4>
• Brooklyn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
  • Brooklyn is located in Duval County
• Talleyrand
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
  • Talleyrand is located in Duval County
• Nassau Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nassau Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau Village
  • Nassau Village is located in Nassau County
• San Marco
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Marco
  • San Marco is located in Duval County
• Polly Town
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polly Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly Town
  • Polly Town is located in Duval County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dinsmore ...

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

Adding Dinsmore to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dinsmore post office opened in 1882.

We also found Dinsmore on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Florida (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dinsmore.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/