Do you know of Dewey ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Dewey. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Dewey.<1>
Unfortunately, we didn't note our source when we found mention of Dewey, so we are uncertain whether Dewey is a community, a post office or a post office located in a community and having the same name.<2> While we don't have its location, we believe that Dewey would be found somewhere in Monroe County, New York.
Communities Also Named Dewey ...
We found 34 communities that share the name Dewey.
Within New York, the name Dewey is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another 34 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 34 communities, 33 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Cherokee County
- Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Dewey [Cherokee County].
- Arizona
- Yavapai County
- Please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Dewey [Yavapai County].
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- Please visit our profile page for the British Columbia community of Dewey.
- Florida
- Idaho
- Owyhee County
- Please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Dewey [Owyhee County].
- Illinois
- Champaign County
- Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Dewey [Champaign County].
- Indiana
- Vigo County
- Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Dewey [Vigo County].
- Iowa
- Cass County
- Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Dewey [Cass County].
- Kansas
- Edwards County
- Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Dewey [Edwards County].
- Michigan
- Alger County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Dewey [Alger County].
- Kent County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Dewey [Kent County].
- Marquette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Dewey [Marquette County].
- Shiawassee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Dewey [Shiawassee County].
- Missouri
- Adair County
- Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Dewey [Adair County].
- Franklin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Dewey [Franklin County].
- Polk County
- Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Dewey [Polk County].
- Montana
- Beaverhead County
- Please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Dewey [Beaverhead County].
- Custer County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Dewey [Custer County].
- Nevada
- Washoe County
- Please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Dewey [Washoe County].
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Washington County
- Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Dewey [Washington County].
- Oregon
- Yamhill County
- Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Dewey [Yamhill County].
- South Dakota
- Custer County
- Please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Dewey [Custer County].
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- Washington
- Wisconsin
- Douglas County
- Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Dewey [Douglas County].
- Alabama
More Orphans in Monroe County ...
Can you help?
As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Monroe County.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |
| <2> | Part of the difficulty in identifying whether a name is a post office or a community lies with how Post Offices were named. We've prepared an article with our understanding of how post offices were named: Naming of Post Offices. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Dewey could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |