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History · Dundee

Dundee dates to 1884

Below: maps from 1908 on.

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How Dundee began

When was Dundee founded?

1884

Dundee dates its founding to 1884 (Wikipedia’s history).

2020 census: 73142 years
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What stands out about Dundee’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 Dundee are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19086 editions of the USGS map, 1908 to 1982. Watch Dundee change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Dundee’s history is told.

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On the map

Dundee on the map, 1908 to 1982

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

Dundee on the 1908 USGS mapDundee on the 1910 USGS mapDundee on the 1939 USGS mapDundee on the 1955 USGS mapDundee on the 1975 USGS mapDundee on the 1982 USGS map1908Dundee 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 Dundee.

The story

How Dundee came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Dundee.

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The village was founded in 1884 after the Louisville, New Orleans and Texas Railway was built, and was originally called Carnesville, for Captain J.B. Carnes, a principal landowner in the county.

A post office was established in 1887, though a similarly-named Carnesville required a change of names. "Dundee" was selected from a list. Dundee was incorporated in 1920 by Gubernatorial (Governor's) Proclamation.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Dundee, 1884 to 1932

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1884
    FoundingDundee is established
  3. 20th century
  4. 1908On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 1925Born hereDub Garrett is born here
  6. 1932Born hereOliver Sain is born here
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Dundee, decade by decade

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Famous people

2 famous people were born in Dundee

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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Dub GarrettAmerican gridiron football player · b. 1925
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Oliver SainAmerican saxophonist, songwriter, bandleader, d… · b. 1932

Questions about Dundee’s history

What year was Dundee founded?

In 1884, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town.

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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 Wikimedia Commons (4), the Library of Congress (6), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.