Welcome to Dungeness ...
So far, we found very little information about Dungeness. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Dungeness to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dungeness, please Contact Us.
Dungeness was located at the north end of the Olympic Peninsula (on the Juan De Fuca Strait).
Dungeness would have been located within present day Clallam County<2>.
The pronunciation of Dungeness: DUHN-juh-nes<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Dungeness, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Dungeness is near sea level<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Dungeness was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Dungeness was located: 360 & 564<5>
Communities Also Named Dungeness ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Dungeness - it's located in Georgia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dungeness.
Communities near Dungeness ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dungeness.
- Port Angeles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Port Townsend
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sequim
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Carlsborg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Port Williams
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Port Williams is located in Clallam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Williams
- River Road
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- River Road is located in Clallam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
- Bell Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bell Hill is located in Clallam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Hill
- Blyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blyn is located in Clallam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blyn
- Gardiner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Little Oklahoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Oklahoma is located in Clallam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oklahoma
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 Dungeness. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dungeness.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dungeness. 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 Dungeness.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dungeness. See our Newspapers Page for Dungeness.
Adding Dungeness to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Dungeness 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 Dungeness was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Dungeness post office opened in 1892. The Dungeness post office closed in 1937.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Dungeness.
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 Dungeness, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Clallam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Dungeness. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dungeness - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | 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 360 code has been Overlayed with the 564 area code. New phone numbers in the Dungeness area will be assigned with one of these codes: 360 or 564. As a result, placing a call in the Dungeness area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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/ |