Welcome to Dunbar ...

Dunbar is located in Pushmataha County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dunbar, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1925.

Dunbar is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Dunbar ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Oklahoma communities named Dunbar: This one is located in Pushmataha County and the other is located in Love County.

Beyond Oklahoma, there are 23 communities that are also named Dunbar - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Dunbar ...

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

• Antlers
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antlers
  • Antlers is located in Pushmataha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antlers <4>
• Clayton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Pushmataha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <4>
• Rattan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattan
  • Rattan is located in Pushmataha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rattan <4>
• Stanley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Stanley is located in Pushmataha County
• Adel
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
  • Adel is located in Pushmataha County
• Finley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
  • Finley is located in Pushmataha County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Finley <4>
• Snow
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
  • Snow is located in Pushmataha County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow <4>
• Moyers
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers
  • Moyers is located in Pushmataha County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moyers <4>
• Daisy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
  • Daisy is located in Atoka County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daisy <4>
• Ethel
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
  • Ethel is located in Pushmataha County

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dunbar ...

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

Adding Dunbar to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dunbar 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 Dunbar was on a map titled Map of Oklahoma (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Dunbar in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Dunbar post office opened in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dunbar.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/