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Welcome to Dunn ...

Dunn is located in Lawrence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dunn, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.

Dunn is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Dunn: 931

Communities Also Named Dunn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Dunn - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (3), California, Florida, Georgia (3), Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Manitoba, Missouri (2), North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Dunn ...

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

  • Lawrenceburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Liberty Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
    • Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
  • Pulaski
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • New Prospect
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
    • Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
  • Wales
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Wales is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
  • Loretto
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Olivet
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Olivet is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
  • Corning ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Corning is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,210 people
  • Gordon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Gordon is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
  • Saint Joseph
    (14 miles [22.5 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 Dunn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dunn.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dunn ...

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

Adding Dunn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dunn 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 Dunn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Dunn post office opened in 1896. The Dunn post office closed in 1918.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dunn.

Footnotes ...

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