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Welcome to Dunvilla ...

Dunvilla is located in Otter Tail County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dunvilla, you might consider that their post office opened in 1930.

Dunvilla is 1,330 feet [405 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Dunvilla: 218

Communities near Dunvilla ...

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

  • Detroit Lakes
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pelican Rapids
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Barnesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Frazee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Lake Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Audubon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Rothsay
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Vergas
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Dent
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dent is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dent <3>
  • Erhard
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dunvilla ...

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

Adding Dunvilla to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dunvilla post office opened in 1930. The Dunvilla post office closed in 1949.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dunvilla.

Footnotes ...

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