Welcome to Dunns ...
So far, we found very little information about Dunns. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Dunns to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dunns, please Contact Us.
Dunns would have been located within present day Bath County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Dunns is 2,270 feet [692 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Dunns is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Dunns was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Dunns was located: 540 & 826<4>
Communities Also Named Dunns ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Dunns - they are located in Alabama, Indiana, Maine and West Virginia (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dunns.
Communities near Dunns ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dunns.
- Covington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Covington is located in Covington City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,639 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <6>
- Clifton Forge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Forge
- Clifton Forge is located in Alleghany County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,444 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton Forge <6>
- Goshen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Goshen is located in Rockbridge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <6>
- Iron Gate
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Healing Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Healing Springs is located in Bath County
- Bath Alum
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Mountain Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mountain Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Mountain Grove is located in Bath County
- Carloover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carloover
- Carloover is located in Bath County
- Greenwood ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Griffith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Dunns. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dunns.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dunns. 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 Dunns.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dunns. See our Newspapers Page for Dunns.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Bath County: www.bathcountyva.org/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dunns, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Bath, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dunns - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Dunns area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Dunns area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |