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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Dunton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Dunton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dunton, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Dunton (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Dunton. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Dunton is historic, it would have been located within present day Dolores County.

To see how the shape of Colorado's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dolores County: Montezuma, San Juan, San Miguel & San Juan (UT).

Below are the counties that are near Dunton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dunton:

  • Dolores County     (The home county of Dunton)
    • Rico
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
      • Rico is located in Dolores County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rico <3>
  • La Plata County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dunton, with the one closest to Dunton listed first.
    • Rockwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
      • Rockwood is located in La Plata County
    • Hermosa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermosa
      • Hermosa is located in La Plata County
  • Montezuma County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dunton, with the one closest to Dunton listed first.
    • McPhee ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McPhee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPhee
      • McPhee is located in Montezuma County
    • Dolores
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ouray County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dunton, with the one closest to Dunton listed first.
    • Red Mountain ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
      • Red Mountain is located in Ouray County
    • Ouray
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • San Juan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dunton, with the one closest to Dunton listed first.
    • Graysill ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Graysill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysill
      • Graysill is located in San Juan County
    • Chattanooga ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga
      • Chattanooga is located in San Juan County
    • Silverton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Howardsville ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
      • Howardsville is located in San Juan County
    • Eureka ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in San Juan County
    • Animas Forks ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Animas Forks
      • Animas Forks is located in San Juan County
  • San Miguel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dunton, with the one closest to Dunton listed first.
    • Alta ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
      • Alta is located in San Miguel County
    • Ophir
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
      • Ophir is located in San Miguel County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ophir <3>
    • Vanadium ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanadium
      • Vanadium is located in San Miguel County
    • Vance Junction
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vance Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance Junction
      • Vance Junction is located in San Miguel County
    • Placerville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Sawpit
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawpit
      • Sawpit is located in San Miguel County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
      • Sawpit has also been known as:
      • Saw Pit
    • Mountain Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Village
      • Mountain Village is located in San Miguel County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,470 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Village <3>
    • Keystone ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
      • Keystone is located in San Miguel County
    • San Miguel ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
      • San Miguel is located in San Miguel County
    • Liberty Bell ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Bell
      • Liberty Bell is located in San Miguel County
    • Telluride
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Pandora
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
      • Pandora is located in San Miguel County
    • Tomboy ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tomboy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomboy
      • Tomboy is located in San Miguel County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dunton, see our County-by-County Page for Dunton.

Newspapers Published in Dunton ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dunton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dunton, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dunton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Dunton:

Cemeteries Near Dunton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dunton.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dunton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dunton, with the one closest to Dunton listed first.

  • Rico Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rico Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rico Cemetery
  • Lone Tree Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Tree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Tree Cemetery
  • Lone Tree Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Nash Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nash Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nash Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Norwood Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Sheek Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Sheek Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheek Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57548 <6>
  • Hermosa Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hermosa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hermosa Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Dunton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dunton.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Dunton, with the one closest to Dunton listed first.

  • Rico
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
    • Rico is located in Dolores County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rico <3>
  • Ames ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ames have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
    • Ames is located in San Miguel County
  • Ophir
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
    • Ophir is located in San Miguel County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ophir <3>
  • Ilium
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ilium have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilium
    • Ilium is located in San Miguel County
  • Vance Junction
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vance Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance Junction
    • Vance Junction is located in San Miguel County
  • Placerville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • San Miguel ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
    • San Miguel is located in San Miguel County
  • Telluride
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Pandora
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
    • Pandora is located in San Miguel County
  • Leonard ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
    • Leonard is located in San Miguel County
  • Chattanooga ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga
    • Chattanooga is located in San Juan County
  • Red Mountain ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
    • Red Mountain is located in Ouray County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Silverton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Rockwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
      • Rockwood is located in La Plata County
    • Ironton ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
      • Ironton is located in Ouray County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dunton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dunton.

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dunton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dunton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dunton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7725, Longitude: -108.0940    
<6>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.




 

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