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>.

The location of Dubree has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

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.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Dubree was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Dubree once stood is in the (304) & (681)<5> area codes.

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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
  • Oak Hill is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,028 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Hill <6>
• Summersville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
  • Summersville is located in Nicholas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summersville <6>
• Fayetteville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
  • Fayetteville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <6>
• Rainelle
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainelle
  • Rainelle is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainelle <6>
• Ansted
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ansted have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansted
  • Ansted is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ansted <6>
• Mount Hope
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
  • Mount Hope is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Hope <6>
• Rupert
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
  • Rupert is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rupert <6>
• Smithers
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithers
  • Smithers is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithers <6>
• Gauley Bridge
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gauley Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gauley Bridge
  • Gauley Bridge is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gauley Bridge <6>
• Meadow Bridge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
  • Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
  • 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 for Dubree was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Dubree post office opened in 1901.

We also found Dubree on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dubree.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/