Do you know of Dunbar ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Dunbar. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Dunbar.<1>

We found mention of Dunbar as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Stephenson County, Illinois.

Communities Also Named Dunbar ...

We found 23 communities that share the name Dunbar.

Within Illinois, the name Dunbar is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 22 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
  - Washington County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Dunbar [Washington County].
- Alaska
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alaska community of Dunbar.
- Iowa
  - Marshall County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Dunbar [Marshall County].
- Kentucky
  - Butler County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Dunbar [Butler County].
- Maryland
  - Baltimore County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Dunbar [Baltimore County].
- Minnesota
  - Itasca County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Dunbar [Itasca County].
- Mississippi
  - Lowndes County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Dunbar [Lowndes County].
  - Washington County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Dunbar [Washington County].
- Nebraska
  - Otoe County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Dunbar [Otoe County].
- New York
  - Broome County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Dunbar [Broome County].
- North Carolina
  - Edgecombe County
  - Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Dunbar [Edgecombe County].
- Ohio
  - Washington County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Dunbar [Washington County].
- Oklahoma
  - Love County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Dunbar [Love County].
  - Pushmataha County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Dunbar [Pushmataha County].
- Ontario
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Dunbar.
- Pennsylvania
  - Fayette County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Dunbar [Fayette County].
- South Carolina
  - Georgetown County
  - Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Dunbar [Georgetown County].
  - Marlboro County
  - Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Dunbar [Marlboro County].
- Tennessee
  - Decatur County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Dunbar [Decatur County].
- Texas
  - Rains County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Dunbar [Rains County].
- Virginia
  - Wise County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Dunbar [Wise County].
- West Virginia
  - Kanawha County
  - Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Dunbar [Kanawha County].
- Wisconsin
  - Marinette County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Dunbar [Marinette County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Dunbar ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Dunbar:

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2005
(Available from Amazon.com)

The FIPS database contains an entry for Dunbar.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 17/20942 (Place Name: Dunbar)

County: Stephenson (FIPS State/County: 17/177)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Dunbar) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in Stephenson County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Stephenson County.

Footnotes ...

<1>

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

<2>

If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Dunbar could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.