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Welcome to Dunford ...

Dunford is located in Salt Lake County<1>.

Dunford is 4,840 feet [1,475 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Dunford is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Dunford lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Dunford: 801 & 385<3>

Communities near Dunford ...

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

  • West Valley City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • West Jordan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Sandy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Sandy is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,871 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy <4>
  • Layton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • South Jordan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Millcreek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Millcreek is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek
  • Taylorsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Draper
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Draper is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,963 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Draper <4>
  • Murray
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Murray is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,355 people
    • Murray has also been known as:
    • Murray City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <4>
  • Riverton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dunford ...

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

Adding Dunford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dunford 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 Dunford was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Colorado & Utah.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dunford.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Salt Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dunford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 801 code has been Overlayed with the 385 area code. New phone numbers in the Dunford area will be assigned with one of these codes: 801 or 385. As a result, placing a call in the Dunford area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.