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Welcome to Dunbar ...

Dunbar is located in Marinette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dunbar, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Dunbar is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Dunbar (for example, toward Escanaba (MI)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The ZIP code for Dunbar: 54119<3>

Communities Also Named Dunbar ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Dunbar - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Dunbar ...

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

  • Iron Mountain
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kingsford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford
    • Kingsford is located in Dickinson County (MI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,923 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsford <4>
  • Norway
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
    • Norway is located in Dickinson County (MI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <4>
  • Niagara
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Niagara have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
    • Niagara is located in Marinette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,535 people
  • Pembine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Aurora
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Quinnesec
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Athelstane
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Cedarville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fern ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fern. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
    • Fern is located in Florence County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Fern
    • From Dunbar to Fern

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dunbar ...

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

Adding Dunbar to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dunbar 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 for Dunbar was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Dunbar post office opened in 1889.

We also found Dunbar in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dunbar.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dunbar. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Marinette County: www.marinettecounty.com/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Marinette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dunbar - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Dunbar). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Dunbar or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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