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Welcome to Dundee ...

The village of Dundee is located in Yates County<1>.


The location of Dundee has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Dundee, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1834.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Dundee has a population of 1,630 people<3> (see below for details).

Dundee is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Dundee lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Dundee ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.yatesny.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Dundee, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Dundee had an population of 1,630 people. This is a decrease of 5.51% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.55% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Dundee had a population of 1,725 people (or 6.81% of the total population of Yates County). This makes Dundee the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,725 people, the population of Dundee increased 2.07% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,690 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Dundee.

Communities Also Named Dundee ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 34 communities that are also named Dundee - they are located in Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey (2), North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Texas, Virginia (3) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dundee.

Communities near Dundee ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dundee.

  • Penn Yan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Watkins Glen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Glen
    • Watkins Glen is located in Schuyler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
    • Former names for Watkins Glen:
    • Jefferson
    • Salubria
    • Watkins
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkins Glen <5>
  • Trumansburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Montour Falls
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montour Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour Falls
    • Montour Falls is located in Schuyler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,592 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montour Falls <5>
  • Hammondsport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Ovid
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ovid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
    • Ovid is located in Seneca County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ovid <5>
  • Interlaken
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Odessa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Odessa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
    • Odessa is located in Schuyler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odessa <5>
  • Burdett
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burdett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
    • Burdett is located in Schuyler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burdett <5>
  • Lodi
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
    • Lodi is located in Seneca County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodi <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Dundee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dundee.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dundee. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dundee.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dundee. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Dundee.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dundee ...

Looking for more information about Dundee? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Dundee, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Dundee.

Adding Dundee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dundee in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Dundee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Dundee post office opened in 1834.

We also found Dundee in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dundee.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dundee. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Yates, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Dundee.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dundee - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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