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History · Duneland Beach

1 of Duneland Beach’s places is on the National Register

Most of Duneland Beach was built recently: 3% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1966. Below: maps from 1970 on.

1on the National Register
3%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Duneland Beach’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Duneland Beach are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Duneland Beach’s history is told.

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Duneland Beach on the map, 1970 to 1983

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Duneland Beach. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Duneland Beach on the 1970 USGS mapDuneland Beach on the 1983 USGS map1970New Buffalo West sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Duneland Beach.

On the National Register

1 historic place in Duneland Beach

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Duneland Beach

Nobody well known was born in Duneland Beach itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Anne BaxterAmerican actress · b. 1923
Ashley HinshawAmerican actress · b. 1988
Don LarsenAmerican professional baseball player, pitcher · b. 1929
Scott SkilesAmerican basketball coach and former player · b. 1964
Chuck BaldwinAmerican politician · b. 1952
Charles ArntActor · b. 1906
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Long Beach1 historic placeB−Michiana ShoresIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Duneland Beach’s history

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.