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Welcome to Dunlap ...

Dunlap is located in Harper County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dunlap, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

Dunlap is 2,020 feet [616 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Dunlap: 580

Communities Also Named Dunlap ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Dunlap - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California (2), Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Dunlap ...

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

  • Woodward
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Laverne
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Buffalo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Fargo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fargo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
    • Fargo is located in Ellis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fargo <3>
  • Fort Supply
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • May
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
    • May is located in Harper County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for May <3>
  • Selman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selman
    • Selman is located in Harper County
  • Catesby
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catesby
    • Catesby is located in Ellis County
  • Gage
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gage have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
    • Gage is located in Ellis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gage <3>
  • Rosston
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
    • Rosston is located in Harper County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosston <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dunlap ...

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

Adding Dunlap to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dunlap in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Dunlap was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Dunlap post office opened in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dunlap.

Footnotes ...

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