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Welcome to Dutch ...

Dutch is located in Braxton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dutch, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.

Dutch is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Dutch: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Dutch ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Dutch - they are located in Tennessee and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Dutch ...

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

  • Weston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sutton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Gassaway
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Burnsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Flatwoods
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sand Fork
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
  • Corley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Corley is located in Braxton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
  • Falls Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mill
  • Orlando
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Orlando is located in Braxton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dutch ...

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

Adding Dutch to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dutch post office opened in 1913. The Dutch post office closed in 1943.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dutch.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Braxton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dutch - 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 Dutch area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Dutch 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/