Welcome to Dabney ...

Dabney is located in Ripley County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dabney, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Dabney is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Dabney is within the (812) area code.

Communities Also Named Dabney ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Dabney - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Dabney ...

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

• Greensburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
  • Greensburg is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <4>
• Batesville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
  • Batesville is located in Ripley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batesville <4>
• North Vernon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vernon
  • North Vernon is located in Jennings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,626 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Vernon <4>
• Versailles
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
  • Versailles is located in Ripley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <4>
• Milan
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Milan is located in Ripley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <4>
• Osgood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osgood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
  • Osgood is located in Ripley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,592 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osgood <4>
• Dillsboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsboro
  • Dillsboro is located in Dearborn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillsboro <4>
• Westport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
  • Westport is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
• Sunman
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunman
  • Sunman is located in Ripley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,037 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunman <4>
• Oldenburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oldenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenburg
  • Oldenburg is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oldenburg <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dabney ...

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

Adding Dabney to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dabney post office opened in 1897.

We also found Dabney on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dabney.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ripley County: www.ripleycounty.com/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov