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Welcome to Dunleary ...

Dunleary is located in Pike County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dunleary, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1919.

Dunleary is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Dunleary: 606

Communities near Dunleary ...

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

  • Pikeville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jenkins
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Coal Run Village
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
    • Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
  • Clintwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintwood
    • Clintwood is located in Dickenson County (VA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,264 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clintwood <3>
  • Pound
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
    • Pound is located in Wise County (VA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pound <3>
  • Grundy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
    • Grundy is located in Buchanan County (VA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 883 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grundy <3>
  • Wheelwright
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheelwright have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
    • Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Haysi
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haysi have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysi
    • Haysi is located in Dickenson County (VA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haysi <3>
  • Clinchco
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchco
    • Clinchco is located in Dickenson County (VA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinchco <3>
  • Marrowbone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
    • Marrowbone is located in Pike County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dunleary ...

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

Adding Dunleary to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dunleary post office opened in 1919.

We also found Dunleary in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dunleary.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dunleary - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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