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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 Dunningville (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 Dunningville. 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 and hospitals 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.

Dunningville is located in Allegan County.

To see how the shape of Michigan's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Allegan County: Barry, Kalamazoo, Kent, Ottawa & Van Buren.

Below are the counties that are near Dunningville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dunningville:

  • Allegan County     (The home county of Dunningville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dunningville, with the one closest to Dunningville listed first.
    • South Monterey
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • South Monterey is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monterey
    • Diamond Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Diamond Springs is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
    • Hamilton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Allegan
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Fennville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Fillmore
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Fillmore is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
    • Hopkins
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Burnips
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Burnips is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnips
      • Former name for Burnips:
      • Burnip's Corners
    • Boyd
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Boyd is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Pullman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hilliards
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Hilliards is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliards
    • New Salem
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • New Salem is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
  • Barry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dunningville, with the one closest to Dunningville listed first.
    • Doster
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Doster is located in Barry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doster
    • Middleville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Prairieville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Prairieville is located in Barry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
    • Irving
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Irving is located in Barry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
    • Cloverdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Cloverdale is located in Barry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
    • Delton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Kalamazoo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dunningville, with the one closest to Dunningville listed first.
    • Alamo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Alamo is located in Kalamazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
    • Westwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Westwood is located in Kalamazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
    • East Cooper
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • East Cooper is located in Kalamazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cooper
    • Parchment
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Kalamazoo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Oshtemo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Eastwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Eastwood is located in Kalamazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
    • Richland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Highland Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Highland Park is located in Kalamazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
  • Kent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dunningville, with the one closest to Dunningville listed first.
    • North Dorr
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • North Dorr is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dorr
    • Byron Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Corinth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Corinth is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • Carlisle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Carlisle is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
    • Cutlerville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Grandville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Burlingame Heights
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Burlingame Heights is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame Heights
    • Burlingame
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Burlingame is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
    • Beverly
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Beverly is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
    • Clyde Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Clyde Park is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Park
    • Dutton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Dutton is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
    • Wyoming
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Ottawa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dunningville, with the one closest to Dunningville listed first.
    • Drenthe
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Drenthe is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenthe
    • Forest Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Forest Grove is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
    • Forest Grove Station
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Forest Grove Station is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Station
    • Zeeland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Holland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jamestown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jamestown is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Beechwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Beechwood is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
    • Waverly
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Waverly is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Noordeloos
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Noordeloos is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noordeloos
    • Macatawa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hudsonville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • South Blendon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • South Blendon is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blendon
  • Van Buren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dunningville, with the one closest to Dunningville listed first.
    • Bloomingdale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Grand Junction
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lacota
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lacota is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacota
    • Gobles
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Kendall
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Kendall is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
    • Kibbie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Kibbie is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbie
    • Breedsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • North Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • North Lake is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lake
    • Glendale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Glendale is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • South Haven
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bangor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Bangor is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <1>
    • Almena
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Almena is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dunningville, see our County-by-County Page for Dunningville.

Cemeteries Near Dunningville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dunningville.

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 Dunningville - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dunningville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dunningville, with the one closest to Dunningville listed first.

  • Brookside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Valley Twp. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Millgrove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Millgrove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northwest of Allegan.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1014084 <3>
  • Jewett Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Allegan County Poor Farm Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Dowd Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Diamond Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Poplar Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Junction Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (245 more) ...
    • Hudson Corners Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bentheim Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Manlius Twp. Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Dunningville had a population of 126 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Dunningville, with the one closest to Dunningville listed first.

  • Millgrove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Millgrove is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
    • Millgrove has also been known as:
    • Mill Grove
  • South Monterey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • South Monterey is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monterey
  • Hamilton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Diamond Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Diamond Springs is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
  • Allegan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fennville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Pearl
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pearl is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
  • Overisel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Overisel is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overisel
  • Fillmore
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fillmore is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
  • Oakland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Oakland is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • East Saugatuck
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • East Saugatuck is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Saugatuck
  • New Richmond
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • New Richmond is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Hopkins
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Bravo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bravo is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bravo
    • Drenthe
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Drenthe is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenthe

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dunningville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dunningville.

Newspapers Published in Dunningville ...

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 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dunningville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dunningville, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dunningville.

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 Dunningville:

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>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 from Point A (ie- Dunningville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Dunningville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.