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 Dunbar (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 Dunbar. 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 hospitals and 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.
Dunbar is located in Otoe County.
To see how the shape of Nebraska's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Otoe County: Fremont (IA), Atchison (MO), Cass, Gage, Johnson, Lancaster & Nemaha.
Below are the counties that are near Dunbar. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dunbar:
- Otoe County (The home county of Dunbar)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunbar, with the one closest to Dunbar listed first.
- Lorton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Otoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wyoming
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wyoming is located in Otoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Syracuse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Nebraska City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Talmage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Unadilla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Burr
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Palmyra
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunbar, with the one closest to Dunbar listed first.
- Avoca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nehawka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weeping Water
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Murray
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Elmwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Manley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wabash
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wabash is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Rock Bluff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Bluff is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
- Mynard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mynard is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mynard
- Murdock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alvo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gage County
- Adams
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunbar, with the one closest to Dunbar listed first.
- Cook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Graf ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Graf is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graf
- Saint Mary
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Mary is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary
- Tecumseh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sterling
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Vesta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vesta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
- Crab Orchard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunbar, with the one closest to Dunbar listed first.
- Bennet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Panama
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Prairie Home
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Home is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
- Cheney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cheney is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheney
- Holland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Holland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Walton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pine Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pine Lake is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Nemaha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunbar, with the one closest to Dunbar listed first.
- Brock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Julian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Julian is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Johnson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rohrs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rohrs is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrs
- Peru
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Howe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Howe is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Brownville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nemaha
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nemaha is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Nemaha has also been known as:
- Nemaha City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nemaha <1>
- Sarpy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunbar, with the one closest to Dunbar listed first.
- La Platte
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- La Platte is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Platte
- Springfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Richfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fremont County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunbar, with the one closest to Dunbar listed first.
- Percival
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Payne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Payne is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- McPaul
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- McPaul is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPaul
- Thurman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Thurman is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Bartlett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bartlett is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Hamburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sidney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Riverton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Anderson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Tabor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Farragut
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mills County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunbar, with the one closest to Dunbar listed first.
- Pacific Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mills is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- Pacific City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pacific City is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
- Glenwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Atchison County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunbar, with the one closest to Dunbar listed first.
- Watson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Watson is located in Atchison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Phelps City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Phelps City is located in Atchison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dunbar, see our County-by-County Page for Dunbar.
Cemeteries Near Dunbar ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dunbar.
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 Dunbar - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dunbar covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dunbar, with the one closest to Dunbar listed first.
- Dunbar Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Syracuse.
- The Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Delaware Lutheran Cemetery
- Delaware Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2157981 <2>
- Biggs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Otoe City Cemetery
- St. Lukes Evangelical Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101563 <2>
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cowles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Trinity Catholic Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whitten Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Warner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St. Paul's Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (195 more) ...
- Wyuka Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyuka Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wyuka Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Nebraska City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101646 <2>
- Elmwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Nebraska City.
- The St. Marys Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Marys Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101347 <2>
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 Dunbar had a population of 412 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Dunbar had a population of 192 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dunbar, with the one closest to Dunbar listed first.
- Lorton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wyoming
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wyoming is located in Otoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Syracuse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Paul
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Paul is located in Otoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
- Talmage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nebraska City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Avoca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nehawka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Percival
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Unadilla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Brock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Julian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Julian is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Minersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Minersville is located in Otoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dunbar. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dunbar.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Dunbar ...
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 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dunbar.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Dunbar. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Dunbar and those printed in the larger area surrounding Dunbar.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Dunbar.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Dunbar:
- Websites specific to Nebraska
- Pages specific to Otoe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cass County
- Gage County
- Johnson County
- Lancaster County
- Nemaha County
- Sarpy County
- Fremont County
- Mills County
- Atchison County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Nebraska
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dunbar) 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 Dunbar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |