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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 Dundas (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 Dundas. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Dundas is located in Richland County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Richland County: Clay, Crawford, Edwards, Jasper, Lawrence, Wabash & Wayne.

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

  • Richland County     (The home county of Dundas)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dundas, with the one closest to Dundas listed first.
    • Olney
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Olney is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,667 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olney <1>
    • Wakefield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Wakefield is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
    • Amity
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Amity is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
    • Claremont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Passport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Passport is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passport
    • Calhoun
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Noble
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Gallagher
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Gallagher is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher
    • Parkersburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Wynoose
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Wynoose is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynoose
    • Berryville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Berryville is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
  • Clark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dundas, with the one closest to Dundas listed first.
    • Hogue Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Hogue Town is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogue Town
    • Oak Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Oak Point is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dundas, with the one closest to Dundas listed first.
    • Ingraham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Sailor Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Camp Travis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Camp Travis is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Travis
    • Clay City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Louisville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Flora
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Kenner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Kenner is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
    • Iola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dundas, with the one closest to Dundas listed first.
    • Landes
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Landes is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landes
    • Green Brier
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Green Brier is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Brier
    • Hardinville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hardinville is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardinville
    • Oblong
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Oil Center
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Oil Center is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
    • Stoy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Stoy is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoy <1>
    • Villas
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Villas is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villas
    • Dogwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Dogwood is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
    • Kibbie ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Kibbie is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbie
    • New Hebron
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • New Hebron is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hebron
    • Duncanville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Duncanville is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanville
    • Bellair
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Bellair is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dundas, with the one closest to Dundas listed first.
    • Hazel Dell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Hazel Dell is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Dell
    • Walla Walla
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Walla Walla is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Walla
    • Jewett
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Greenup
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Edwards County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dundas, with the one closest to Dundas listed first.
    • Marion
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Marion is located in Edwards County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Maple Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Maple Grove is located in Edwards County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
    • Bennington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Bennington is located in Edwards County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
    • West Salem
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • West Salem is located in Edwards County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
    • Mills Prairie ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Mills Prairie is located in Edwards County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Prairie
    • Bone Gap
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Effingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dundas, with the one closest to Dundas listed first.
    • Dieterich
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Montrose
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Montrose is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Heartville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Heartville is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartville
    • Teutopolis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Watson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mason
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Mason is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <1>
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dundas, with the one closest to Dundas listed first.
    • West Liberty
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • West Liberty is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
    • Sainte Marie
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bogota
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bogota is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
    • Newton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Willow Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Falmouth
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Falmouth is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
    • Hunt City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Hunt City is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt City
    • Lis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lis is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lis
    • Rose Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Yale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Wheeler
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Hidalgo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dundas, with the one closest to Dundas listed first.
    • Sumner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bridgeport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Helena
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Helena is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Petersburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Birds
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Lawrenceville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Billett
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Billett is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billett
    • Saint Francisville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Russellville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Wabash County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dundas, with the one closest to Dundas listed first.
    • Lancaster
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Lancaster is located in Wabash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
    • Orio
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Orio is located in Wabash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orio
    • Adams Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Adams Corner is located in Wabash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
    • Allendale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Patton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Patton is located in Wabash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dundas, with the one closest to Dundas listed first.
    • Mount Erie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Enterprise
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Enterprise is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Rinard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cisne
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Knox County (IN)
    • Beal
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Beal is located in Knox County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal

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

Cemeteries Near Dundas ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dundas.

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 Dundas - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Dundas Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Trobaugh Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Saron Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • McBurg Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bird Haven Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Springtown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Old St. Josephs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Houser Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Haven Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Haven Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Olney.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106084 <2>
  • Continue List   (444 more) ...
    • Fritschle Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Stoltz Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoltz Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Stoltz Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northeast of Olney.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108415 <2>
    • Dark Bend Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Dundas had a population of 145 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • West Liberty
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • West Liberty is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
  • Rafetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Rafetown is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rafetown
  • Stringtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Stringtown is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
  • Olney
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Olney is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,667 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olney <1>
  • Sainte Marie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Wakefield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Wakefield is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
  • Passport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Passport is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passport
  • Claremont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Amity
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Amity is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
  • Landes
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Landes is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landes
  • Bogota
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bogota is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
  • Newton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Chauncey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Chauncey is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
    • Willow Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Noble
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Dundas ...

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 161 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dundas.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dundas, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dundas.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Dundas:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dundas) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Dundas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.