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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 Dunn Brook (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 Dunn Brook. 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.

Name Variations for Dunn Brook ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Dunn Brook: Dunn Brk.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Dunn Brook is located in Oneida County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Oneida County: Herkimer, Lewis, Madison, Oswego & Otsego.

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

  • Oneida County     (The home county of Dunn Brook)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dunn Brook, with the one closest to Dunn Brook listed first.
    • Frenchville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Frenchville is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
    • Redmond Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Redmond Corner is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmond Corner
    • Ava
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Westernville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Boonville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Point Rock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Point Rock is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
    • Camroden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Camroden is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camroden
    • East Floyd
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • East Floyd is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Floyd
    • Remsen
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Air City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Air City is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air City
    • Floyd
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Floyd is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
    • Brookfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Brookfield is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
    • Coonrod
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Coonrod is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonrod
  • Hamilton County
    • Morehouseville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Morehouseville is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouseville
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dunn Brook, with the one closest to Dunn Brook listed first.
    • Northwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Northwood is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
    • Grant
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Grant is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
    • Russia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Russia is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
    • Poland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Cold Brook
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Gray
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Gray is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
    • Newport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Norway
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Norway is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
    • Old City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Old City is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
    • Middleville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Norwich Corners
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
    • Corrado Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Corrado Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrado Corners
    • Frankfort
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dunn Brook, with the one closest to Dunn Brook listed first.
    • West Leyden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mohawk Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Mohawk Hill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Hill
    • Constableville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Port Leyden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Leisher Mill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Leisher Mill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisher Mill
    • Collinsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Collinsville is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
    • Lyons Falls
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Lyonsdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Lyonsdale is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsdale
    • Turin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Michigan Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Michigan Mills is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Mills
    • Osceola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Osceola is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Greig
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Glendale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dunn Brook, with the one closest to Dunn Brook listed first.
    • Oneida Valley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Oneida Valley is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Valley
    • Oneida
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Kenwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Kenwood is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
    • Valley Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Valley Mills is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
    • Wampsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Whitelaw
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Whitelaw is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelaw
    • Canastota
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Munns
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Munns is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munns
    • Munnsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Clockville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Siloam
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Siloam is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
  • Oswego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dunn Brook, with the one closest to Dunn Brook listed first.
    • Redfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Cleveland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Kasoag
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Kasoag is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasoag
    • Nicholsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Nicholsville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
    • West Amboy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • West Amboy is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amboy

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

Cemeteries Near Dunn Brook ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dunn Brook.

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 Dunn Brook - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Rogers Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Thorton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • North Steuben Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Welsh Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Frenchville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Carmichael Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Nisbet Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Stone Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Steuben Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Penn Mtn. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Egypt Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (233 more) ...
    • Ava Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Delta Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Dunn Brook had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • North Western
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • North Western is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Western
  • West Branch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • West Branch is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
  • Westernville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Big Brook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Brook is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Brook
  • Ava
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Steuben
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Steuben is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
  • West Leyden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • East Steuben
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • East Steuben is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Steuben
  • Boonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Lee Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Alder Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Point Rock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Point Rock is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Camroden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Camroden is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camroden
    • Forestport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hawkinsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hawkinsville is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville

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

Newspapers Published in Dunn Brook ...

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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dunn Brook.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dunn Brook, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dunn Brook.

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 Dunn Brook:

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>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 Dunn Brook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Dunn Brook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.