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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 Dunning (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 Dunning. 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.

Dunning is located in Bottineau County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bottineau County: McHenry, Pierce & Rolette.

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

  • Bottineau County     (The home county of Dunning)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dunning, with the one closest to Dunning listed first.
    • Maxbass
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Newburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Russell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
      • Russell is located in Bottineau County
    • Westhope
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Landa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landa
      • Landa is located in Bottineau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
    • Kramer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kramer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramer
      • Kramer is located in Bottineau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kramer <1>
    • Roth
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roth
      • Roth is located in Bottineau County
    • Lansford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansford
      • Lansford is located in Bottineau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 240 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansford <1>
    • White ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
      • White is located in Bottineau County
    • Souris
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Souris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souris
      • Souris is located in Bottineau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Souris <1>
    • Antler
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antler
      • Antler is located in Bottineau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antler <1>
    • Gardena
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardena
      • Gardena is located in Bottineau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
  • McHenry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dunning, with the one closest to Dunning listed first.
    • Upham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upham
      • Upham is located in McHenry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upham <1>
    • Deering
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deering have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
      • Deering is located in McHenry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deering <1>
    • Bantry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Rising ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising
      • Rising is located in McHenry County
  • Renville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dunning, with the one closest to Dunning listed first.
    • Glenburn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mohall
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mohall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohall
      • Mohall is located in Renville County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mohall <1>
    • Grano
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grano have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grano
      • Grano is located in Renville County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
    • Loraine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loraine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loraine
      • Loraine is located in Renville County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8 people
  • Ward County
    • Ruthville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
      • Ruthville is located in Ward County

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

Newspapers Published in Dunning ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dunning.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dunning, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dunning.

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 helpful 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 Dunning:

Cemeteries Near Dunning ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dunning.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Maxbass Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maxbass Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maxbass Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
  • Dovre Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • The Week Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the The Week Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the The Week Cemetery
  • Nedaros Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nedaros Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nedaros Cemetery
  • Renville Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Renville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Renville Cemetery
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
  • Westhope Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westhope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westhope Cemetery
  • Landa Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Landa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Landa Cemetery
  • Little Deep Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Deep Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Deep Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fredericks Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fredericks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fredericks Cemetery
  • Continue List   (26 more) ...
    • Bloomfield Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bloomfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bloomfield Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Lansford Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lansford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lansford Cemetery

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 Dunning in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dunning.

  • Bottineau
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bottineau have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bottineau
    • Bottineau is located in Bottineau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,147 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bottineau <1>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dunning. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dunning) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dunning. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.7195, Longitude: -101.0399       In this case, the coordinates for Dunning have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Dunning, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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