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Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

Dunfee, Indiana
Unincorporated community
DunfeeDunfee as seen in a map of Whitley County
Coordinates: 41°05′08″N 85°20′13″W / 41.08556°N 85.33694°W / 41.08556; -85.33694
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Whitley, Allen
Township	Jefferson, Aboite
Elevation	856 ft (261 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	46725
Area code	260
GNIS feature ID	433778

Dunfee is an unincorporated community in Whitley and Allen counties, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

A post office was established at Dunfee in 1883, and remained in operation until 1917. The community was likely named after the Dunfee family of settlers.

Geography

Dunfee is located at 41°05′08″N 85°20′13″W / 41.08556°N 85.33694°W / 41.08556; -85.33694.

References

"US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
"Dunfee, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
"Whitley County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. The name probably is for a local family...

v t e Municipalities and communities of Whitley County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Columbia City
City	Columbia City	Map of Indiana highlighting Whitley County
Towns	Churubusco Larwill South Whitley
Townships	Cleveland Columbia Etna-Troy Jefferson Richland Smith Thorncreek Union Washington
CDPs	Coesse Laud Tri-Lakes
Other communities	Blue Lake Coesse Corners Collamer Collins Cresco Dunfee‡ Etna Five Points Lorane Luther‡ Ormas‡ Peabody Raber Saturn Tunker Washington Center
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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v t e Municipalities and communities of Allen County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Fort Wayne
Cities	Fort Wayne New Haven Woodburn	Map of Indiana highlighting Allen County
Towns	Grabill Huntertown Leo-Cedarville Monroeville Zanesville‡
Townships	Aboite Adams Cedar Creek Eel River Jackson Jefferson Lafayette Lake Madison Marion Maumee Milan Monroe Perry Pleasant Saint Joseph Scipio Springfield Washington Wayne
CDPs	Arcola Harlan Hessen Cassel Hoagland Lake Everett Maples
Other communities	Aboite Academie Ari‡ Cuba Dixon‡ Dunfee‡ East Liberty Edgerton Ellisville Five Points Hursh Milan Center Nine Mile Poe Royville Tillman Townley Yoder Zulu
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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