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 Dunkirk (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 Dunkirk. 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 doctors and 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.
Dunkirk is located in Cass County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cass County: Carroll, Fulton, Howard, Miami, Pulaski & White.
Below are the counties that are near Dunkirk. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dunkirk:
- Cass County (The home county of Dunkirk)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunkirk, with the one closest to Dunkirk listed first.
- Logansport
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Verona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Verona is located in Cass County
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- Clymers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clymers is located in Cass County
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- Lake Cicott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Cicott is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cicott
- Leases Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Leases Corner is located in Cass County
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- Lucerne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lucerne is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Royal Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Deacon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Deacon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
- Hoover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hoover is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- New Waverly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Waverly is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
- Walton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Onward
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Onward is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Twelve Mile
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Twelve Mile is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Mile
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunkirk, with the one closest to Dunkirk listed first.
- Burrows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burrows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
- Deer Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Deer Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Camden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rockfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rockfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Flora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bringhurst
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bringhurst is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bringhurst
- Delphi
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Yeoman
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Yeoman is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeoman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Burlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pittsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Cutler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cutler is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
- Radnor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Radnor is located in Carroll County
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- Ockley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ockley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ockley
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunkirk, with the one closest to Dunkirk listed first.
- Geetingsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Geetingsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geetingsville
- Middlefork
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Middlefork is located in Clinton County
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- Sedalia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sedalia is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Rossville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Forest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Forest is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Edna Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Edna Mills is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna Mills
- Cambria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cambria is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Michigantown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunkirk, with the one closest to Dunkirk listed first.
- Grass Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Grass Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Creek
- Fulton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kewanna
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kewanna is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Lake Bruce
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lake Bruce is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bruce
- Rochester
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Athens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Athens is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Leiters Ford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Leiters Ford is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leiters Ford
- Delong
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Delong is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delong
- Akron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Disko
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Disko is located in Fulton County
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- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunkirk, with the one closest to Dunkirk listed first.
- Judson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Judson is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Cassville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cassville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Shanghai
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Shanghai is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
- Kokomo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- West Middleton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- West Middleton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- Russiaville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Alto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alto is located in Howard County
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- Indian Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Plevna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Plevna is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Vermont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Oakford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Greentown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hemlock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Kosciusko County
- Beaver Dam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Dam is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunkirk, with the one closest to Dunkirk listed first.
- Mexico
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Peru
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bunker Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Oakdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Miami
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Deedsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Deedsville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deedsville
- Denver
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Macy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Loree
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Loree is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loree
- Santa Fe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Santa Fe is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Pettysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pettysville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Gilead
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gilead is located in Miami County
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- North Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunkirk, with the one closest to Dunkirk listed first.
- Thornhope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Thornhope is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhope
- Former names for Thornhope:
- Parisville
- Rosedale
- Thornhope has also been known as:
- Oak
- Star City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winamac
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lawton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lawton is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Monterey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Monterey is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Beardstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beardstown is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Francesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Starke County
- Ora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ora is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
- Tippecanoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunkirk, with the one closest to Dunkirk listed first.
- Americus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Americus is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Buck Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Delp
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Delp is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delp
- Battle Ground
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunkirk, with the one closest to Dunkirk listed first.
- Groomsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- Sharpsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunkirk, with the one closest to Dunkirk listed first.
- Richvalley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- Stockdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stockdale is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
- Roann
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Wabash
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunkirk, with the one closest to Dunkirk listed first.
- Burnettsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Burnettsville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Idaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Idaville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Headlee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Headlee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headlee
- Sitka
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sitka is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Indiana Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Indiana Beach is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana Beach
- Monticello
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Norway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Norway is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Buffalo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Springboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Springboro is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro
- Chalmers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Chalmers is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalmers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Reynolds
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Brookston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Monon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dunkirk, see our County-by-County Page for Dunkirk.
Cemeteries Near Dunkirk ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dunkirk.
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 Dunkirk - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dunkirk covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dunkirk, with the one closest to Dunkirk listed first.
- Harper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shideler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Horney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Taber Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Sand Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clymers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Crooked Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (272 more) ...
- St. Elizabeth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Porter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Dunkirk in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dunkirk.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dunkirk, with the one closest to Dunkirk listed first.
- Logansport
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Clymers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clymers is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymers
- Verona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Verona is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Anoka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Anoka is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anoka
- Adamsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Adamsboro is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsboro
- Lucerne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lucerne is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Burrows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burrows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
- Metea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Metea is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metea
- Deer Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Deer Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Deacon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Deacon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
- Royal Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lockport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lockport is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Walton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Waverly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Waverly is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
- Hoover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hoover is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dunkirk. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dunkirk.
Newspapers Published in Dunkirk ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dunkirk.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dunkirk, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dunkirk.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Dunkirk:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Cass County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Clinton County
- Fulton County
- Howard County
- Kosciusko County
- Miami County
- Pulaski County
- Starke County
- Tippecanoe County
- Tipton County
- Wabash County
- White County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
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> | 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 Dunkirk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dunkirk) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |