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Welcome to Dunham ...

Dunham is located in the western region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Dunham is located in Gogebic County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dunham, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Dunham is 1,540 feet [469 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Dunham and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Dunham: 906

Communities Also Named Dunham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Dunham: This one is located in Gogebic County and the other is located in Arenac County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 8 communities that are also named Dunham - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Montana, New York, Ohio and Quebec.

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

Communities near Dunham ...

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

  • Ironwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Bessemer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Wakefield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hurley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Hurley is located in Iron County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
  • Marenisco
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Ramsay
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ramsay is located in Gogebic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsay
  • Thomaston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Thomaston is located in Gogebic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
  • White City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • White City is located in Gogebic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • Katinka Village
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Katinka Village is located in Vilas County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katinka Village
  • Connorville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Connorville is located in Gogebic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connorville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dunham ...

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

Adding Dunham to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dunham post office opened in 1902. The Dunham post office closed in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dunham.

Footnotes ...

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