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 Dunham (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 Dunham. 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 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 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.
Dunham is located in Washington County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Athens, Monroe, Morgan, Noble, Pleasants (WV), Tyler (WV) & Wood (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Dunham. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dunham:
- Washington County (The home county of Dunham)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunham, with the one closest to Dunham listed first.
- Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Corner is located in Washington County
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- Vincent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vincent is located in Washington County
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- Porterfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County
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- Rockland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rockland is located in Washington County
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- Barlow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
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- Belpre
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Napier
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Napier is located in Washington County
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- Redbush
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Redbush is located in Washington County
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- Decaturville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County
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- Fillmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
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- Watertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Watertown is located in Washington County
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- Churchtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Churchtown is located in Washington County
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- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunham, with the one closest to Dunham listed first.
- Youba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Youba is located in Athens County
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- Coolville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beebe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Beebe is located in Athens County
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- Big Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Big Run is located in Athens County
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- Stewart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Stewart is located in Athens County
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- Vanderhoof
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County
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- Armadale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Armadale is located in Athens County
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- Guysville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Guysville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
- Amesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mudsock is located in Athens County
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- Carsey Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County
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- Pratts Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Hocking County
- Orbiston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunham, with the one closest to Dunham listed first.
- Tuppers Plains
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Keno
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Keno is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Bashan
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Portland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Spiller
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Dorcas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Welshtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Racine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Syracuse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pomeroy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunham, with the one closest to Dunham listed first.
- Chesterhill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stockport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Todds
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
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- Joy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
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- Hackney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
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- Westland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
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- Wrightstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
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- Neelysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Elliott Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
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- Reinersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Malta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- McConnelsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunham, with the one closest to Dunham listed first.
- Dungannon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County
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- Crooked Tree
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Crooked Tree is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
- Dexter City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dexter City is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- South Olive
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- South Olive is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Harriettsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harriettsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
- Ashton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Sharon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Olive Green
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Caldwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fulda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fulda is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Hoskinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunham, with the one closest to Dunham listed first.
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Corning
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- San Toy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Toy
- San Toy has also been known as:
- Santoy
- Jackson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunham, with the one closest to Dunham listed first.
- Neptune
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Beatysville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Beatysville is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatysville
- Browning ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Browning is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Willowdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Medina
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Medina is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Skull Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Sherman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Garfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Garfield is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Wilding
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Odaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
- Ravenswood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mason County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunham, with the one closest to Dunham listed first.
- Hartford City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Mason
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Haven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasants County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunham, with the one closest to Dunham listed first.
- Willow Island
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Horseneck
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Belmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Schultz
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- Saint Marys
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- DeLong
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLong
- Sugar Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Adlai
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Adlai is located in Pleasants County (WV)
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- Ritchie County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunham, with the one closest to Dunham listed first.
- Petroleum
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Petroleum is located in Ritchie County (WV)
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- Cisco
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Rusk
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Cairo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Oxbow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oxbow is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Cornwallis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
- League
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- League is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League
- Ellenboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cantwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Cokeleys
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeleys
- Wirt County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunham, with the one closest to Dunham listed first.
- Greencastle
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County (WV)
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- Newark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Newark is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Freeport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Windy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Windy is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Elizabeth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Palestine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County (WV)
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- Peewee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Burning Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Lucile
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunham, with the one closest to Dunham listed first.
- Vienna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blennerhassett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Parkersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Washington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Hills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Lubeck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Boaz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Boaz is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Parkers Towne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Parkers Towne is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
- Valley Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Eli
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Eli is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Pleasant View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Williamstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dunham, see our County-by-County Page for Dunham.
Cemeteries Near Dunham ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dunham.
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 Dunham - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dunham covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dunham, with the one closest to Dunham listed first.
- Dunham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Barnett Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hopkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Corner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hopkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Veto Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rockland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Edelen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Richards Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Barlow Central Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cedarville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Neale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (789 more) ...
- Spencer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Spencer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Christopher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Dunham had a population of 96 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dunham, with the one closest to Dunham listed first.
- Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Veto
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Veto is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veto
- Porterfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Rockland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rockland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Vincent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vincent is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Blennerhassett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Belpre
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vienna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Barlow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Constitution
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Constitution is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constitution
- McAvan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McAvan is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAvan
- Fleming
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fleming is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Washington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Parkersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Briscoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Briscoe is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dunham. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dunham.
Newspapers Published in Dunham ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dunham.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dunham, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dunham.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Dunham:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Hocking County
- Meigs County
- Morgan County
- Noble County
- Perry County
- Jackson County
- Mason County
- Pleasants County
- Ritchie County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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> | 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 Dunham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Dunham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |