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Welcome to Dull ...

Dull is located on the South Texas Plains.

Dull is located in La Salle County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dull, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.

Dull is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Dull ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Dull - they are located in Ohio and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Dull ...

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

  • Cotulla
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Los Angeles
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Fowlerton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Zella
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Zella is located in McMullen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zella
  • Millett
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Millett is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millett
  • Hindes
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hindes is located in Atascosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hindes
  • Dilley
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hilltop
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hilltop is located in Frio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
    • Hilltop has also been known as:
    • Hilltop Colonia
  • Tilden
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Artesia Wells
    (24 miles [38.6 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 Dull. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dull.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dull ...

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

Adding Dull to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dull in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Dull was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Dull post office opened in 1913. The Dull post office closed in 1916.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dull.

Footnotes ...

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