Welcome to Dinsmore ...

Dinsmore is located on the Gulf Coast.

Dinsmore is located in Wharton County<1>.

The location of Dinsmore has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Dinsmore is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Dinsmore: (979)

Communities Also Named Dinsmore ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Dinsmore - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Missouri, Pennsylvania and Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Dinsmore ...

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

• El Campo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Campo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Campo
  • El Campo is located in Wharton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Campo <4>
• Wharton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
  • Wharton is located in Wharton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wharton <4>
• Needville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Needville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needville
  • Needville is located in Fort Bend County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Needville <4>
• East Bernard
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bernard
  • East Bernard is located in Wharton County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 2,304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Bernard <4>
• Pleak
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleak
  • Pleak is located in Fort Bend County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,762 people
• Fairchilds
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairchilds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchilds
  • Fairchilds is located in Fort Bend County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 people
• Beasley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beasley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
  • Beasley is located in Fort Bend County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beasley <4>
• Kendleton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendleton
  • Kendleton is located in Fort Bend County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kendleton <4>
• Hungerford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hungerford
  • Hungerford is located in Wharton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hungerford <4>
• Boling
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boling
  • Boling is located in Wharton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boling <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dinsmore ...

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

Adding Dinsmore to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dinsmore 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 Dinsmore was mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dinsmore.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dinsmore. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/