Welcome to Dunnington ...

Dunnington is located in Benton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dunnington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Dunnington is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: While Dunnington is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area just to the west is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Dunnington is located in the (765) area code.

Communities Also Named Dunnington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Dunnington - it's located in Arkansas.

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

Communities near Dunnington ...

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

• Hoopeston
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoopeston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopeston
  • Hoopeston is located in Vermilion County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoopeston <4>
• Watseka
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watseka
  • Watseka is located in Iroquois County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watseka <4>
• Fowler
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • Fowler is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fowler <4>
• Kentland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentland
  • Kentland is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentland <4>
• Rossville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
  • Rossville is located in Vermilion County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossville <4>
• Milford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Milford is located in Iroquois County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <4>
• Oxford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
• Goodland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland
  • Goodland is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodland <4>
• Sheldon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
  • Sheldon is located in Iroquois County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheldon <4>
• Boswell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boswell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell
  • Boswell is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boswell <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 Dunnington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dunnington.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dunnington ...

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

Adding Dunnington to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dunnington post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dunnington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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