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History · Dundarrach

Dundarrach’s post office opened in 1850

1850first post office
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How Dundarrach began

When was Dundarrach founded?

1850

The Dundarrach post office opened in 1850, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 34176 years
Founding year: the first Dundarrach post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

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Dundarrach, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Dundarrach yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Dundarrach is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hoke County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Dundarrach had a population of 34.

Its first post office opened in 1850. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 41 to 34 (-17%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Dundarrach had its own post office from 1850 to 1932.

Dundarrach
1850–1932
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Dundarrach’s history

What year was Dundarrach founded?

The Dundarrach post office opened in 1850, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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.