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Welcome to Dillwyn ...

Dillwyn is located in Stafford County<1>.

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

Dillwyn is 1,980 feet [604 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Dillwyn: 620

Communities Also Named Dillwyn ...

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

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

Communities near Dillwyn ...

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

  • Larned
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint John
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Stafford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Stafford is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
    • Stafford has also been known as:
    • Stafford Center
    • Stafford City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stafford <3>
  • Macksville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Iuka
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Iuka is located in Pratt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Hudson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hudson is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Belpre
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Belpre is located in Edwards County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
  • Seward
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Seward is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
  • Byers
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Byers is located in Pratt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
  • Radium
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Radium is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 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 Dillwyn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dillwyn.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dillwyn ...

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

Adding Dillwyn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dillwyn 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 (so far) for Dillwyn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Dillwyn post office opened in 1888. The Dillwyn post office closed in 1927.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dillwyn.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Stafford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dillwyn - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/