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Welcome to Dunnville ...

Dunnville is located in Dunn County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dunnville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

Dunnville is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Dunnville: 715 & 534<3>

Communities Also Named Dunnville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Dunnville - they are located in Iowa, Kentucky and Ontario.

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

Communities near Dunnville ...

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

  • Menomonie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Mondovi
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Durand
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Valley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Elk Mound
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mound
    • Elk Mound is located in Dunn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
  • Elmwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Plum City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum City
    • Plum City is located in Pierce County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
  • Knapp
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Maxville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Eau Galle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dunnville ...

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

Adding Dunnville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dunnville 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 Dunnville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Dunnville post office opened in 1856.

We also found Dunnville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dunnville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Dunn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dunnville - 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 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Dunnville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Dunnville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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