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Welcome to Dusk ...

Dusk is located in Gilmer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dusk, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

Dusk is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Dusk: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Dusk ...

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

  • Weston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sutton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Gassaway
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Grantsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Burnsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Flatwoods
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sand Fork
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
  • Auburn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Auburn is located in Ritchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
  • Arnett
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Arnett is located in Braxton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dusk ...

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

Adding Dusk to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dusk in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Dusk was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Dusk post office opened in 1903. The Dusk post office closed in 1936.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dusk.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Gilmer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dusk - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Dusk area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Dusk area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/