Welcome to Dubree ...
So far, we found very little information about Dubree. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Dubree to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dubree, please Contact Us.
Dubree would have been located within present day Fayette County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Dubree, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Dubree is 2,000 feet [610 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Dubree was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Dubree was located: 304 & 681<4>
Communities near Dubree ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dubree.
- Oak Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Summersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fayetteville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rainelle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ansted
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rupert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Smithers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gauley Bridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Bridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
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 Dubree. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dubree.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dubree. 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 Dubree.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dubree. See our Newspapers Page for Dubree.
Adding Dubree to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Dubree 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 Dubree was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Dubree post office opened in 1901. The Dubree post office closed in 1919.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Dubree.
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 Dubree, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dubree - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Dubree area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Dubree area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |