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Welcome to Dunlow ...

Dunlow is located in Wayne County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Dunlow, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Dunlow is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Dunlow lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Dunlow, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area codes for Dunlow: (304) & (681)<3>

Communities near Dunlow ...

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

  • Louisa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
    • Louisa is located in Lawrence County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <4>
  • Wayne
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
    • Wayne is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,559 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <4>
  • Fort Gay
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
    • Fort Gay is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Inez
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inez have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
    • Inez is located in Martin County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <4>
  • Kermit
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Warfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfield
    • Warfield is located in Martin County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warfield <4>
  • Clifford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
    • Clifford is located in Lawrence County (KY)
  • Maynard ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maynard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
    • Maynard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
  • Wilsondale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
    • Wilsondale is located in Wayne County
  • Hode
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
    • Hode is located in Martin County (KY)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dunlow ...

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

Adding Dunlow to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dunlow post office opened in 1891.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dunlow.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dunlow - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<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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