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Welcome to Dundee ...

Dundee is located in Bedford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dundee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

Dundee is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Dundee lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Dundee ...

While we believe that this Dundee is located in Bedford County, we know of another 2 Virginia communities named Dundee. Those communities are located in the following counties: Pittsylvania and Roanoke County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 34 communities that are also named Dundee - they are located in Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey (2), New York, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Dundee ...

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

  • Radford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Radford is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
  • Bedford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Altavista
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Hurt
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Hurt is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurt <3>
  • Gretna
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Gretna is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,179 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <3>
  • Leesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Leesville is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
  • Davis Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
  • Moneta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • North Shore
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • North Shore is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
  • Pittsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dundee ...

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

Adding Dundee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dundee 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 Dundee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Dundee post office opened in 1880. The Dundee post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dundee.

Footnotes ...

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