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Welcome to Dudley ...

Dudley is located in Fall River County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dudley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

Dudley is 3,430 feet [1,045 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Dudley is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Dudley lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Dudley: 605

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 Carolina, 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.

  • Hot Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Heppner
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Heppner is located in Fall River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heppner
    • Estimated population in 2014: 267 people
  • Ivanhoe ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ivanhoe is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
    • Estimated population in 2014: 144 people
  • Provo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Rocky Ford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Rocky Ford is located in Fall River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
    • Estimated population in 2014: 6 people
  • Marietta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Marietta is located in Fall River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
  • Cascade Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Cascade Springs is located in Fall River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Springs
  • Rumford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rumford is located in Fall River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
  • Erskine
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Erskine is located in Fall River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erskine
  • Dewey
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Dewey is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey

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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Dudley post office opened in 1890. The Dudley post office closed in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dudley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Fall River, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/