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Welcome to Dagus ...

Dagus is located in Elk County<1>.

Dagus is 1,920 feet [585 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Dagus: 814 & 582<3>

Communities near Dagus ...

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

  • Saint Marys
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • DuBois
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • DuBois is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DuBois
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,287 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DuBois <4>
  • Ridgway
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Johnsonburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Johnsonburg is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,264 people
  • Brockway
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Falls Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Challenge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Challenge is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenge
  • Byrnedale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Horton City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Horton City is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton City
  • Shawmut
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Shawmut is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dagus ...

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

Adding Dagus to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dagus 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 Dagus was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dagus.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Elk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dagus - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Dagus area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Dagus area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.