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Welcome to Dudley ...

Dudley is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Dudley is located in Callahan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dudley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.

Dudley is 2,020 feet [616 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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, South Dakota, Tennessee, 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.

  • Abilene
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Clyde
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Clyde is located in Callahan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,881 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <3>
  • Baird
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Baird is located in Callahan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baird <3>
  • Tuscola
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Buffalo Gap
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Buffalo Gap is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gap
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Lawn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Novice
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Impact
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Impact is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Impact
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
  • Potosi
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Potosi is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
  • Eula
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Eula is located in Callahan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eula

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 on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dudley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Callahan, 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.