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Welcome to Dusenbury ...

Dusenbury is located in Vernon Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dusenbury, you might consider that their post office opened in 1920.

Dusenbury is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Dusenbury: 337

Communities near Dusenbury ...

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

  • Leesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • New Llano
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Anacoco
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Simpson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hornbeck
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Slagle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Walnut Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Walnut Hill is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
  • Hicks
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hicks is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
  • Mora
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Gorum
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dusenbury ...

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

Adding Dusenbury to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dusenbury 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 Dusenbury was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Dusenbury post office opened in 1920. The Dusenbury post office closed in 1922.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dusenbury.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Vernon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dusenbury - 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/