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Welcome to Dudley ...

Dudley is located in Chesterfield County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dudley, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Dudley is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Dudley: 843 & 854<3>

Communities Also Named Dudley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 33 communities that are also named Dudley - they are located in Alabama, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Dudley ...

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

  • Monroe
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Monroe is located in Union County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,668 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <4>
  • Waxhaw
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Waxhaw is located in Union County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,987 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waxhaw <4>
  • Wesley Chapel
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Lancaster
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Wingate
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Wingate is located in Union County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,724 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wingate <4>
  • Mineral Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Marshville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pageland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Kershaw
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Heath Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dudley ...

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

Adding Dudley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dudley 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 Dudley was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dudley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Chesterfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dudley - 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 843 code has been Overlayed with the 854 area code. New phone numbers in the Dudley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 843 or 854. As a result, placing a call in the Dudley 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.