Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
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 Dumont (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 Dumont. 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 southeast 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 south.
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 south 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.
Dumont is located in Butler County.
To see how the shape of Iowa's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Butler County: Black Hawk, Bremer, Cerro Gordo, Chickasaw, Floyd, Franklin, Grundy & Hardin.
Below are the counties that are near Dumont. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dumont:
- Butler County (The home county of Dumont)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dumont, with the one closest to Dumont listed first.
- Bristow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bristow is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Aredale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kesley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kesley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesley
- Allison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Butler Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Butler Center is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Center
- Austinville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Austinville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Aplington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greene
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Coster is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Clarksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Parkersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shell Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Black Hawk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dumont, with the one closest to Dumont listed first.
- Finchford
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Finchford is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchford
- Janesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North Cedar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Cedar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cedar
- Cedar City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar City is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Cedar Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bremer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dumont, with the one closest to Dumont listed first.
- Plainfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Waverly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Horton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Horton is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Bremer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bremer is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremer
- Cerro Gordo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dumont, with the one closest to Dumont listed first.
- Dougherty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dougherty is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougherty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Cartersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cartersville is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Rockwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Swaledale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Swaledale is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaledale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Thornton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Thornton is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
- Cameron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cameron is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Burchinal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burchinal is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burchinal
- Portland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Portland is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Mason City Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mason City Junction is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City Junction
- Meservey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Meservey is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meservey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
- Mason City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chickasaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dumont, with the one closest to Dumont listed first.
- Nashua
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bradford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bradford is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dumont, with the one closest to Dumont listed first.
- Aureola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Aureola is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aureola
- Marble Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Roseville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Roseville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Rockford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Oakwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Rudd
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Carrville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carrville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrville
- Charles City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nora Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Floyd
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dumont, with the one closest to Dumont listed first.
- Hansell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Geneva
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Faulkner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Faulkner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
- Hampton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chapin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chapin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Sheffield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sheffield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
- Reeve
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Reeve is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeve
- Bradford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Latimer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Coulter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Coulter is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Popejoy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Popejoy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popejoy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Alexander
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Alexander is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dumont, with the one closest to Dumont listed first.
- Buck Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Buck Grove is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Stout
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stout is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Fern
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fern is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Wellsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Holland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dike
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fredsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fredsville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredsville
- Grundy Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dumont, with the one closest to Dumont listed first.
- Ackley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Robertson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Robertson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson
- Abbott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Abbott is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Cleves
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cleves is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleves
- Eagle City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle City is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Iowa Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Steamboat Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Owasa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Owasa is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Alden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eldora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Buckeye
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buckeye is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Wright County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dumont, with the one closest to Dumont listed first.
- Dows
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rowan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dumont, see our County-by-County Page for Dumont.
Cemeteries Near Dumont ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dumont.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Dumont - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dumont covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dumont, with the one closest to Dumont listed first.
- Dumont Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- South Bristow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harlan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Needham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Bristow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Madison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fourmile Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hansell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ingham Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Washington Reform Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hitesville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (193 more) ...
- Lindenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jungling Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South Vilmar Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Dumont had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Dumont had a population of 595 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dumont, with the one closest to Dumont listed first.
- Bristow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bristow is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Aredale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hansell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Geneva
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Allison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Butler Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Butler Center is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Center
- Faulkner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Faulkner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
- Hampton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Aplington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greene
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chapin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chapin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Ackley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Coster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Coster is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Reeve
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Reeve is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeve
- Parkersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dumont. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dumont.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Dumont ...
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 101 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dumont.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Dumont. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Dumont and those printed in the larger area surrounding Dumont.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Dumont.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Dumont:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Butler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Black Hawk County
- Bremer County
- Cerro Gordo County
- Chickasaw County
- Floyd County
- Franklin County
- Grundy County
- Hardin County
- Wright County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Dumont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dumont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |