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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 Dunningsville (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 Dunningsville. 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 and doctors 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.

Dunningsville is located in Washington County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Allegheny, Beaver, Fayette, Greene, Westmoreland, Brooke (WV), Hancock (WV), Marshall (WV) & Ohio (WV).

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

  • Washington County     (The home county of Dunningsville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dunningsville, with the one closest to Dunningsville listed first.
    • Eighty Four
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Baidland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baidland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baidland
      • Baidland is located in Washington County
    • New Eagle
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Eagle
      • New Eagle is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,079 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Eagle <1>
    • Sudan
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • McMurray
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McMurray have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMurray
      • McMurray is located in Washington County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McMurray <1>
    • Finleyville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gastonville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gastonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonville
      • Gastonville is located in Washington County
    • Scenery Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Ellsworth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
      • Ellsworth is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
    • Canonsburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Laboratory
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • McGovern
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGovern have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGovern
      • McGovern is located in Washington County
  • Allegheny County
  • Beaver County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dunningsville, with the one closest to Dunningsville listed first.
    • Ambridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambridge
      • Ambridge is located in Beaver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,535 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ambridge <1>
    • Gringo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • South Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Heights
      • South Heights is located in Beaver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
    • Crestmont Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crestmont Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmont Village
      • Crestmont Village is located in Beaver County
    • Comettsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • New Sheffield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Frankfort Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Springs
      • Frankfort Springs is located in Beaver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
    • Harshaville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dunningsville, with the one closest to Dunningsville listed first.
    • Belle Vernon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Newell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairhope
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Lynnwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • La Belle
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Arnold City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold City
      • Arnold City is located in Fayette County
    • Alicia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Brownstown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
      • Brownstown is located in Fayette County
    • Chamouni
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chamouni. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamouni
      • Chamouni is located in Fayette County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chamouni
      • From Dunningsville to Chamouni
    • Fayette City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette City
      • Fayette City is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
    • Kenneth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenneth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
      • Kenneth is located in Fayette County
    • Luzerne
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Greene County
  • Westmoreland County
  • Jefferson County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dunningsville, with the one closest to Dunningsville listed first.
    • Brilliant
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brilliant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
      • Brilliant is located in Jefferson County (OH)
    • Deandale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Georges Run
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Mingo Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Brooke County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dunningsville, with the one closest to Dunningsville listed first.
    • Bethany
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
      • Bethany is located in Brooke County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <1>
    • Hooverson Heights
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooverson Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
      • Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
    • Dutch Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
      • Dutch Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
    • Follansbee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Shank Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shank Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
      • Shank Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
    • Wellsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Beech Bottom
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Windsor Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Heights
      • Windsor Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
  • Hancock County (WV)
  • Marshall County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dunningsville, with the one closest to Dunningsville listed first.
    • Dallas
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Calis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Calis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calis
      • Calis is located in Marshall County (WV)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Calis
      • From Dunningsville to Calis
  • Ohio County (WV)

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

Cemeteries Near Dunningsville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dunningsville.

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 Dunningsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • United Presbyterian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the United Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pigeon Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pigeon Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pigeon Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Munntown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Munntown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Munntown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Letherman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Finleyville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Scenery Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Forest Lawn Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Clements Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Clements Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Clements Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chartiers Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (456 more) ...
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Payne Place Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Payne Place Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Payne Place Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Dunningsville had a population of 151 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Kammerer
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kammerer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kammerer
    • Kammerer is located in Washington County
  • Gilkeson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilkeson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilkeson
    • Gilkeson is located in Washington County
  • Wylandville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wylandville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylandville
    • Wylandville is located in Washington County
  • Eighty Four
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Thomas
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
    • Thomas is located in Washington County
  • Vanceville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vanceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceville
    • Vanceville is located in Washington County
  • Venetia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venetia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venetia
    • Venetia is located in Washington County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Venetia <1>
  • Zediker
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zediker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zediker
    • Zediker is located in Washington County
  • South Strabane
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Strabane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Strabane
    • South Strabane is located in Washington County
  • Glyde
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glyde have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glyde
    • Glyde is located in Washington County
  • Odell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Odell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
    • Odell is located in Washington County
  • Baidland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baidland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baidland
    • Baidland is located in Washington County
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Bower Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bower Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower Hill
      • Bower Hill is located in Washington County
    • Scenery Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • McMurray
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McMurray have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMurray
      • McMurray is located in Washington County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McMurray <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Dunningsville ...

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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dunningsville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dunningsville, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dunningsville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Dunningsville:

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

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Dunningsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Dunningsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dunningsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1858, Longitude: -80.0817       In this case, the coordinates for Dunningsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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