Welcome to Dunbar ...

Dunbar is located in Marshall County<1>.

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

Dunbar is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Dunbar: 641

Communities Also Named Dunbar ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Dunbar - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Dunbar ...

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

• Marshalltown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalltown
  • Marshalltown is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshalltown <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Marshalltown
  • From Dunbar to Marshalltown
• Grinnell
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinnell
  • Grinnell is located in Poweshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grinnell <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Grinnell
  • From Dunbar to Grinnell
• Tama
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tama
  • Tama is located in Tama County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tama <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Tama
  • From Dunbar to Tama
• Toledo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toledo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
  • Toledo is located in Tama County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <3>
• Le Grand
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Grand
  • Le Grand is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 923 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Grand <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Le Grand
  • From Dunbar to Le Grand
• Gladbrook
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladbrook
  • Gladbrook is located in Tama County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladbrook <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gladbrook
  • From Dunbar to Gladbrook
• Melbourne
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
  • Melbourne is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melbourne <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Melbourne
  • From Dunbar to Melbourne
• Kellogg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
  • Kellogg is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kellogg <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kellogg
  • From Dunbar to Kellogg
• Albion
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Albion is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <3>
• Garwin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garwin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwin
  • Garwin is located in Tama County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dunbar ...

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

Adding Dunbar to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Dunbar post office opened in 1882.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dunbar.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Marshall County: www.co.marshall.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/