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 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 Crawford 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 Crawford County: Bourbon, Cherokee, Labette, Neosho, Barton (MO), Jasper (MO) & Vernon (MO).
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:
- Crawford County (The home county of Dunkirk)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunkirk, with the one closest to Dunkirk listed first.
- Ringo
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ringo is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringo
- Capaldo
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Capaldo is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capaldo
- Radley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Radley is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radley
- Edison
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Edison is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Franklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Lone Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lone Oak is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Frontenac
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fox Town is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Town
- Pittsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beulah
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Girard
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunkirk, with the one closest to Dunkirk listed first.
- Savonburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Savonburg is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Elsmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elsmore is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Elsmore has also been known as:
- Elsinore
- Bourbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunkirk, with the one closest to Dunkirk listed first.
- Pawnee Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pawnee Station is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee Station
- Hiattville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hiattville is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiattville
- Garland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Garland is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Godfrey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Godfrey is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey
- Hollister
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hollister is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
- Edward
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Edward is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward
- Ronald
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ronald is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronald
- Petersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburg is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Fort Scott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fort Scott is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Scott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
- Fort Scott has also been known as:
- Fort Scott City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Scott <1>
- Marmaton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Marmaton is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaton
- Porterville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Porterville is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Bell Town ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bell Town is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunkirk, with the one closest to Dunkirk listed first.
- Barrett ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Barrett is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Coal Valley ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Coal Valley is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Dutch Hollow ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dutch Hollow is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hollow
- Weir
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Weir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Scammon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Roseland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Roseland is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Carona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carona is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carona
- Monte Carlo ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monte Carlo is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Carlo
- Stone City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stone City is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- East Mineral ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Mineral is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mineral
- Mackie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mackie is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackie
- Hamilton Camp ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton Camp is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Camp
- Labette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunkirk, with the one closest to Dunkirk listed first.
- Strauss
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Strauss is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strauss
- Labette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Labette is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Labette has also been known as:
- Labette City
- Oswego
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parsons
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Neosho County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunkirk, with the one closest to Dunkirk listed first.
- Saint Paul
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Stark
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stark is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Erie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Barton County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunkirk, with the one closest to Dunkirk listed first.
- Mindenmines
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Burgess
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burgess is located in Barton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Estimated population in 2017: 54 people
- Liberal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Liberal is located in Barton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Nashville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nashville is located in Barton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Oakton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Oakton is located in Barton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakton
- Lamar Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lamar Heights is located in Barton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Irwin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Irwin is located in Barton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Lamar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kenoma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kenoma is located in Barton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenoma
- Jasper County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunkirk, with the one closest to Dunkirk listed first.
- Opolis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Opolis is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opolis
- Asbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Medoc
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Medoc is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medoc
- Waco
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Waco is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Neck City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Neck City is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neck City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Smithfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Smithfield is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Carl Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Purcell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Klondike
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Klondike is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Alba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alba is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
- Dupont ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dupont is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Oronogo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunkirk, with the one closest to Dunkirk listed first.
- Bronaugh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bronaugh is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Moundville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Deerfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Deerfield is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Sheldon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Milo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Milo is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
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.
- Lone Star Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shirley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Garden of Memories
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Union Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dietz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Frontenac Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Yale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Smilie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (215 more) ...
- Girard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Highland Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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>
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.
- Lone Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lone Oak is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Frontenac
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Yale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Yale is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Girard
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Midway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Cornell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cornell is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
- Chicopee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chicopee is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Englevale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Englevale is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englevale
- Fleming
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fleming is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Mindenmines
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mulberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Farlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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 118 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 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Kansas
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Bourbon County
- Cherokee County
- Labette County
- Neosho County
- Barton County
- Jasper County
- Vernon County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
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 Dunkirk, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dunkirk) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |