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Welcome to Dulah ...

Dulah is located in Columbus County<1>.


The location of Dulah has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Dulah, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1915.

Dulah is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Dulah lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Dulah: (910)

Communities Also Named Dulah ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Dulah - it's located in California.

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

Communities near Dulah ...

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

  • North Myrtle Beach
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Whiteville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Carolina Shores
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carolina Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Shores
    • Carolina Shores is located in Brunswick County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,802 people
  • Shallotte
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Sunset Beach
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
    • Sunset Beach is located in Brunswick County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,172 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset Beach <4>
  • Tabor City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Loris
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loris
    • Loris is located in Horry County (SC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,807 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loris <4>
  • Calabash
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Brunswick
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Ocean Isle Beach
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Isle Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Isle Beach
    • Ocean Isle Beach is located in Brunswick County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean Isle Beach <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dulah ...

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

Adding Dulah to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dulah post office opened in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dulah.

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

The official website for Columbus County: www.columbusco.org/main

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Columbus, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dulah - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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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