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Welcome to Dunleith ...

Dunleith is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dunleith, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Dunleith is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Dunleith: 662

Communities Also Named Dunleith ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Dunleith - they are located in Delaware, Michigan and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Dunleith ...

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

  • Greenville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Indianola
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Leland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hollandale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollandale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale
    • Hollandale is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollandale <3>
  • Moorhead
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Shaw
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Sunflower
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Metcalfe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metcalfe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalfe
    • Metcalfe is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
  • Inverness
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Isola
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dunleith ...

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

Adding Dunleith to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dunleith post office opened in 1899.

We also found Dunleith on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dunleith.

Footnotes ...

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