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History · Dungannon

Dungannon’s post office opened in 1890, and 18% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1920 on and the census since 1920.

1890first post office
0on the National Register
18%homes built before 1940
1famous people
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Quick answers

How Dungannon began, and where its name came from

When was Dungannon founded?

1890

The Dungannon post office opened in 1890, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 255 in 19202020 census: 257136 years

How did Dungannon get its name?

Dungannon was named after the town of Dungannon in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

Founding year: the first Dungannon post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Name: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.The full story ↓

What stands out about Dungannon’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 Dungannon are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 444 in 1960; 257 people lived here in 2020.On the map since 19203 editions of the USGS map, 1920 to 1957. Watch Dungannon change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Dungannon’s history is told.

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People over time

Dungannon, census by census

0100200300400192019401960198020002020Peak: 444

Peaked at 444 in 1960; 257 people lived here in 2020.

11 censuses, 1920–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Dungannon’s Wikipedia page.

On the map

Dungannon on the map, 1920 to 1957

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

Dungannon on the 1920 USGS mapDungannon on the 1935 USGS mapDungannon on the 1957 USGS map1920Coeburn 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 Dungannon.

The story

How Dungannon came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Dungannon.

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The Flanary Archeological Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Dungannon, 1890 to 1960

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1890Post officeThe Dungannon post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1920On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 1927Born hereDave Hillman is born here
  6. 1960CensusPopulation peaks at 444
By decade

Dungannon, decade by decade

Today5 recent
Third and Washington2017Third and WashingtonDungannon post office 24245 and town hall2017Dungannon post office 24245 and town hallDungannon depot, Clinchfield Railroad2017Dungannon depot, Clinchfield RailroadDungannon UMC from southwest2017Dungannon UMC from southwestVAMap-doton-Dungannon2005VAMap-doton-Dungannon

Questions about Dungannon’s history

What year was Dungannon founded?

The Dungannon post office opened in 1890, 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 Wikimedia Commons (5), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), 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.