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History · Dunlo

Dunlo’s post office opened in 1891, and 19% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1902 on.

1891first post office
0on the National Register
19%homes built before 1940
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How Dunlo began

When was Dunlo founded?

1891

The Dunlo post office opened in 1891, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 353135 years
Founding year: the first Dunlo post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Dunlo’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 Dunlo are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19024 editions of the USGS map, 1902 to 1981. Watch Dunlo change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Dunlo’s history is told.

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On the map

Dunlo on the map, 1902 to 1981

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

Dunlo on the 1902 USGS mapDunlo on the 1963 USGS mapDunlo on the 1972 USGS mapDunlo on the 1981 USGS map1902Ebensburg sheet · 1:62,500

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

The story so far

Dunlo, in brief

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

Dunlo is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Adams Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located between the communities of Beaverdale and Salix, in the valley of Sulphur Creek, a tributary of the Little Conemaugh River. As of the 2010 census, the population was 342 residents.

Its first post office opened in 1891. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 342 to 353 (+3%).

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

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

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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Every building

Dunlo, building by building, 1904–1910

Fire insurance maps drew every building, what it was made of and what it was used for, so insurers could price the risk of fire. Pick a year, then a sheet.

Dunlo fire insurance map, 1904, sheet 11904Sheet 1 of 2
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Sanborn Map Company, via the Library of Congress. Editions published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

Famous people

Famous people close to Dunlo

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

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Charles BronsonAmerican actor · b. 1921
Len ChappellAmerican basketball player · b. 1941
Ashley MillerAmerican screenwriter and producer · b. 1971
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Michael RusnakAmerican Catholic priest · b. 1921
Bo BassettAmerican wrestler · b. 2006
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John Michael KudrickGreek Catholic bishop · b. 1947

Questions about Dunlo’s history

What year was Dunlo founded?

The Dunlo post office opened in 1891, 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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and Sanborn fire insurance maps (Library of Congress). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.