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 Dunlay (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 Dunlay. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Dunlay is located in Linn 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 Linn County: Allen, Anderson, Bourbon, Franklin, Miami, Bates (MO) & Vernon (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Dunlay. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dunlay:
- Linn County (The home county of Dunlay)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunlay, with the one closest to Dunlay listed first.
- Goodrich
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Goodrich is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
- Centerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Parker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Parker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Cadmus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cadmus is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
- Critzer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Critzer is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Critzer
- Blue Mound
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mound City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- La Cygne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boicourt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Boicourt is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boicourt
- Pleasanton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Linn Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Linn Valley is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
- Prescott
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Prescott is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunlay, with the one closest to Dunlay listed first.
- Mildred
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mildred is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
- Estimated population in 2019: 23 people
- Bayard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bayard is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Moran
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Moran is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
- Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
- Moran has also been known as:
- Moran City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moran <1>
- Carlyle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carlyle is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlyle
- La Harpe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gas is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunlay, with the one closest to Dunlay listed first.
- Bush City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bush City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush City
- Greeley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Selma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Selma is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Garnett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Scipio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Scipio is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Kincaid
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kincaid is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Welda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Welda is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welda
- Lone Elm
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Elm is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Glenlock
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Glenlock is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenlock
- Mont Ida
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mont Ida is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Ida
- Central City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Central City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Former name for Central City:
- Jerome
- Central City has also been known as:
- Central
- Colony
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Colony is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
- Harris
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Harris is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Bourbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunlay, with the one closest to Dunlay listed first.
- Mapleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mapleton is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Xenia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Xenia is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
- Fulton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Berlin is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Barnesville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Barnesville is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Bronson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Devon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Devon is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devon
- Hammond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hammond is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Uniontown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Uniontown is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Redfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Redfield is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Marmaton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Marmaton is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaton
- Coffey County
- Aliceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Aliceville is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliceville
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunlay, with the one closest to Dunlay listed first.
- Lane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lane is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Lane has also been known as:
- Lane City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <1>
- Richmond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rantoul
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rantoul is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Princeton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Imes
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Imes is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imes
- Peoria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Peoria is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- B N Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- B N Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B N Junction
- Homewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Homewood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Ottawa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ransomville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ransomville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
- Ottawa Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ottawa Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Junction
- Williamsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunlay, with the one closest to Dunlay listed first.
- Fontana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fontana is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Osawatomie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Stanton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Stanton is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Block
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Block is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block
- Jingo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jingo is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jingo
- New Lancaster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Lancaster is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lancaster
- Paola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Somerset
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hillsdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Louisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Louisburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,590 people
- Former name for Louisburg:
- New Saint Lewis
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisburg <1>
- Bates County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunlay, with the one closest to Dunlay listed first.
- Amoret
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Amoret is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Worland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Worland is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worland
- Amsterdam
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Merwin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Merwin is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Hume
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hume is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Foster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Foster is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Drexel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Home
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Home is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
- Nyhart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Nyhart is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyhart
- Burdett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burdett is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
- Vernon County (MO)
- Stotesbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stotesbury is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dunlay, see our County-by-County Page for Dunlay.
Cemeteries Near Dunlay ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dunlay.
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 Dunlay - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dunlay covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dunlay, with the one closest to Dunlay listed first.
- Goodrich Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Centerville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wait Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Mound City.
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sutton Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairbanks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Richland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Prairie Home Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cadmus Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (189 more) ...
- Mound Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- St. John Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greeley City Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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>
While we didn't find Dunlay in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dunlay.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dunlay, with the one closest to Dunlay listed first.
- Goodrich
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Goodrich is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
- Parker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Parker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Farlinville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Farlinville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farlinville
- Bush City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bush City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush City
- Cadmus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cadmus is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
- Critzer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Critzer is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Critzer
- Selma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Selma is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Greeley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Mound
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Beagle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Beagle is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beagle
- Mound City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lane is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Lane has also been known as:
- Lane City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <1>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Garnett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kincaid
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kincaid is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- La Cygne
(14 miles [22.5 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 Dunlay. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dunlay.
Newspapers Published in Dunlay ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dunlay.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dunlay, 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 Dunlay.
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 Dunlay:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Linn County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Anderson County
- Bourbon County
- Coffey County
- Franklin County
- Miami County
- Bates 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> | 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- Dunlay) 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 Dunlay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |