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 Dungans Crossing (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 Dungans Crossing. 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.
Name Variations for Dungans Crossing ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Dungans Crossing: Dungans Xing.
- While the name of this community is Dungans Crossing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Dungans Crossing may originally have been Dungan's Crossing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Dungans Crossing might be written as Dungan Crossing.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Dungans Crossing is located in Hodgeman County.
To see how the shape of Kansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hodgeman County: Edwards, Finney, Ford, Gray, Lane, Ness & Pawnee.
Below are the counties that are near Dungans Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dungans Crossing:
- Hodgeman County (The home county of Dungans Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dungans Crossing, with the one closest to Dungans Crossing listed first.
- Hanston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hanston is located in Hodgeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Jetmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edwards County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dungans Crossing, with the one closest to Dungans Crossing listed first.
- Ardell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ardell is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardell
- Offerle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Offerle is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offerle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Nettleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Nettleton is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
- Kinsley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dungans Crossing, with the one closest to Dungans Crossing listed first.
- Spearville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Spearville is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Windhorst
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Windhorst is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windhorst
- Windthorst
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Windthorst is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windthorst
- Ness County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dungans Crossing, with the one closest to Dungans Crossing listed first.
- Bazine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bazine is located in Ness County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Ness City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Laird
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Laird is located in Ness County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Brownell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pawnee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dungans Crossing, with the one closest to Dungans Crossing listed first.
- Burdett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Burdett is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
- Rozel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rozel is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Ash Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ash Valley is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Valley
- Garfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Larned
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dungans Crossing, with the one closest to Dungans Crossing listed first.
- Alexander
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Alexander is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Nekoma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nekoma is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoma
- McCracken
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rush Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hargrave
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hargrave is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrave
- La Crosse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dungans Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Dungans Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Dungans Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dungans Crossing.
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 Dungans Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dungans Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dungans Crossing, with the one closest to Dungans Crossing listed first.
- Hanston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. John the Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Crandall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mennonite Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mennonite Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Hanston.
- The Mennonite Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hanston Mennonite Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2232616 <4>
- St. Anthony Parish Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Parish Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Anthony Parish Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Hanston.
- The St. Anthony Parish Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Anthony Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93578 <4>
- Browns Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rozel Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kunze Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Prairie Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bazine Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazine Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bazine Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Bazine.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91994 <4>
- Fairmount Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairmount Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Jetmore.
- The Fairmount Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jetmore Cemetery
- St. Lawrence Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92407 <4>
- Continue List (44 more) ...
- St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chenoworth Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(18 miles [29 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.<5>
While we didn't find Dungans Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dungans Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dungans Crossing, with the one closest to Dungans Crossing listed first.
- Gray
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gray is located in Hodgeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Burdett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Burdett is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
- Riverside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Ness County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Hanston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hanston is located in Hodgeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Rozel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rozel is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Bazine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bazine is located in Ness County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Jetmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alexander
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Alexander is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Nekoma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nekoma is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoma
- Ness City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bellefont is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefont
- Offerle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Offerle is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offerle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Nettleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Nettleton is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
- Ash Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ash Valley is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Valley
- Rush Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dungans Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dungans Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Dungans Crossing ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dungans Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dungans Crossing, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dungans Crossing.
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 Dungans Crossing:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Hodgeman County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Edwards County
- Ford County
- Ness County
- Pawnee County
- Rush County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dungans Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Dungans Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |