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Welcome to Dabney ...

Dabney is located in Hill Country.

Dabney is located in Uvalde County<1>.

Dabney is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Dabney: 830

Communities Also Named Dabney ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Dabney - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Dabney ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Dabney.

  • Uvalde
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Spofford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spofford
    • Spofford is located in Kinney County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Uvalde Estates
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uvalde Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uvalde Estates
    • Uvalde Estates is located in Uvalde County
    • Uvalde Estates has also been known as:
    • Uvalde Estates Colonia
  • Brackettville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • La Pryor
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Pryor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Pryor
    • La Pryor is located in Zavala County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Pryor <3>
  • Alamo Village
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo Village
    • Alamo Village is located in Kinney County
  • Knippa
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dabney ...

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

Adding Dabney to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dabney 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 for Dabney was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dabney.

Footnotes ...

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