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 Dunnington (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 Dunnington. 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.
Dunnington is located in Benton 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 Benton County: Iroquois (IL), Vermilion (IL), Jasper, Newton, Tippecanoe, Warren & White.
Below are the counties that are near Dunnington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dunnington:
- Benton County (The home county of Dunnington)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunnington, with the one closest to Dunnington listed first.
- Dunn ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dunn is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Freeland Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Freeland Park is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Park
- Talbot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ambia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ambia is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Boswell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gravel Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gravel Hill is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Earl Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Earl Park is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Fowler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Raub
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Raub is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raub
- Atkinson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Atkinson is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Oxford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wadena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wadena is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena
- Fountain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunnington, with the one closest to Dunnington listed first.
- Attica
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Covington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Stone Bluff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stone Bluff is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bluff
- Newtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newtown is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunnington, with the one closest to Dunnington listed first.
- Remington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Collegeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Collegeville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunnington, with the one closest to Dunnington listed first.
- Kentland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Newton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Newton is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Goodland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Beaver City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Beaver City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Foresman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Foresman is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foresman
- Morocco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Ayr
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Ayr is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ayr
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Tippecanoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunnington, with the one closest to Dunnington listed first.
- Montmorenci
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Montmorenci is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montmorenci
- Glenhall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glenhall is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhall
- Westpoint
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Odell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Odell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunnington, with the one closest to Dunnington listed first.
- Brisco ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brisco is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisco
- Pence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pence is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Pine Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chatterton ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chatterton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatterton
- Hedrick
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hedrick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Sloan ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sloan is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Old Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Old Town is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- West Lebanon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- West Lebanon is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
- Williamsport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Independence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Independence is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- State Line City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- State Line City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- White County
- Wolcott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Champaign County (IL)
- Penfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Iroquois County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunnington, with the one closest to Dunnington listed first.
- Stockland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wellington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Milford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Effner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Effner is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effner
- Sheldon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Goodwine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Schwer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Schwer is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwer
- Woodland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Claytonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Iroquois
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Watseka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Woodworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Woodworth is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
- Vermilion County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunnington, with the one closest to Dunnington listed first.
- Coalton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coalton is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Hoopeston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rossville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Lynn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alvin
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Alvin is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Alvin has also been known as:
- Alvan Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvin <1>
- Henning
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bismarck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rankin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Potomac
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Illiana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Illiana is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana
- Armstrong
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Collison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dunnington, see our County-by-County Page for Dunnington.
Cemeteries Near Dunnington ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dunnington.
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 Dunnington - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dunnington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dunnington, with the one closest to Dunnington listed first.
- Totheroh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Boswell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Perigo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fowler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fowler Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Fowler.
- The Fowler Cemetery has also been known as:
- North Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #318958 <2>
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sacred Heart Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Fowler.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2184950 <2>
- St. John Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Earl Park Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sugar Creek Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Floral Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (206 more) ...
- Old Milford Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fleming Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brisco Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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, Dunnington had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dunnington, with the one closest to Dunnington listed first.
- Talbot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ambia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ambia is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Boswell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stockland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cheneyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cheneyville is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheneyville
- Chase
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chase is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Gravel Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gravel Hill is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Fowler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Earl Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Earl Park is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Wellington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hoopeston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Swanington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Swanington is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanington
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Raub
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Raub is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raub
- Milford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Atkinson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Atkinson is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dunnington. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dunnington.
Newspapers Published in Dunnington ...
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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dunnington.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dunnington, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dunnington.
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 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 Dunnington:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Benton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fountain County
- Jasper County
- Newton County
- Tippecanoe County
- Warren County
- White County
- Champaign County
- Iroquois County
- Vermilion 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> | 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 Dunnington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dunnington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |