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Welcome to Dunn ...

Dunn is located in Richland Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dunn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Dunn is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Dunn: 318 & 457<3>

Communities Also Named Dunn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Dunn - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (3), California, Florida, Georgia (3), Illinois, Indiana, Manitoba, Missouri (2), North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Dunn ...

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

  • Rayville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rayville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayville
    • Rayville is located in Richland Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,436 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rayville <5>
  • Delhi
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Epps
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epps have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epps
    • Epps is located in West Carroll Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epps <5>
  • Mangham
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Baskin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baskin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskin
    • Baskin is located in Franklin Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 240 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baskin <5>
  • Oak Ridge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
    • Oak Ridge is located in Morehouse Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge <5>
  • Waverly
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Baskinton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baskinton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskinton
    • Baskinton is located in Franklin Parish
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Baskinton
    • From Dunn to Baskinton
  • Tendal
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tendal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tendal
    • Tendal is located in Madison Parish
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Tendal
    • From Dunn to Tendal
  • Archibald
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archibald have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archibald
    • Archibald is located in Richland Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archibald <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dunn ...

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

Adding Dunn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dunn 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 Dunn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Dunn post office opened in 1900.

We also found Dunn on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dunn.

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

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Richland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dunn - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Dunn area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Dunn area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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