Do you know of Dunreath ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Dunreath. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Dunreath.<1>
Our sources for Dunreath (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Dunreath other than they indicate that Dunreath would be found somewhere in Marion County, Iowa.
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1882 and closed in 1909.
Communities Also Named Dunreath ...
We found one communities that share the name Dunreath.
Within Iowa, the name Dunreath is unique.
Beyond Iowa, there is another community also named Dunreath in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Louisa County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Dunreath [Louisa County].
- Virginia
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Dunreath ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Dunreath:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Dunreath - Services available: had a Post Office, Railroad Station, Express Office
Sixth Biennial Report of the State Mine Inspectors, Two Years Ending June 30, 1893
Published as a Legislative Document: The Twenty-Fifth General Assembly of the State of Iowa - Vol. 4
Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
More Orphans in Marion County ...
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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Marion County.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |
| <2> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |