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 Dunn Landing (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 Landing. 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 Landing ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Dunn Landing: Dunn Lndg. (or less commonly used: Dunn Lndng.)
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Dunn Landing is located in Washington County.
To see how the shape of the state'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: New London (CT), Windham (CT), Dukes (MA), Suffolk (NY), Bristol, Kent & Newport.
Below are the counties that are near Dunn Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dunn Landing:
- Washington County (The home county of Dunn Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunn Landing, with the one closest to Dunn Landing listed first.
- Block Island
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Block Island is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block Island
- New Shoreham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Shoreham is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Shoreham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,029 people
- Weekapaug
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Weekapaug is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weekapaug
- Langworthy Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Langworthy Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langworthy Corner
- Charlestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Charlestown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- Jerusalem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jerusalem is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Point Judith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Point Judith is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Judith
- Perryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Perryville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Avondale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Avondale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Charlestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Charlestown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,836 people
- Bradford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bradford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Burdickville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Burdickville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdickville
- Westerly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westerly is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,328 people
- Kent County
- West Greenwich
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- West Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,418 people
- Newport County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunn Landing, with the one closest to Dunn Landing listed first.
- Clarks Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks Village is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
- Brenton Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brenton Village is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenton Village
- Jamestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Newport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newport is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,412 people
- Jamestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,482 people
- Newport East
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newport East is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport East
- Middletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,803 people
- Sakonnet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sakonnet is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sakonnet
- Lawtons
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lawtons is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtons
- New London County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunn Landing, with the one closest to Dunn Landing listed first.
- Clarks Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clarks Village is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
- Pawcatuck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stonington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wequetequock
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wequetequock is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequetequock
- Stonington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stonington is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,566 people
- Mystic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Noank
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Stonington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Mystic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Mystic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Groton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Groton is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,258 people
- North Stonington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Stonington is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stonington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,197 people
- Poquonock Bridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Poquonock Bridge is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquonock Bridge
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dunn Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Dunn Landing.
Cemeteries Near Dunn Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dunn Landing.
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 Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dunn Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dunn Landing, with the one closest to Dunn Landing listed first.
- Dea Wanton Allen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dea Wanton Allen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dea Wanton Allen Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southwest of New Shoreham.
- The Dea Wanton Allen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Allen Cemetery
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #BI007 <3>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2216715 <4>
- Dickens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dodge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Island Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sheffield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Charlestown Indian Burying Ground
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Aldrich Potter Lot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich Potter Lot
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Aldrich Potter Lot is located outside and to the west of Charlestown.
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #CH032 <3>
- Royal Indian Burial Ground
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Burdick Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- River Bend Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Joseph Burdick Plot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (332 more) ...
- Hall - Geer Plot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gardiner - Green Plot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nathaniel Cook Plot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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>
While we didn't find Dunn Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dunn Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dunn Landing, with the one closest to Dunn Landing listed first.
- Block Island
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Block Island is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block Island
- Quonochontaug
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Quonochontaug is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quonochontaug
- Green Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Green Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Matunuck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Matunuck is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matunuck
- Point Judith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Point Judith is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Judith
- Charlestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Charlestown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- Perryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Perryville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Watch Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Watch Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watch Hill
- Wood River Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wood River Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood River Junction
- Kenyon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kenyon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
- Potter Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Potter Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hill
- Wakefield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wakefield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Stonington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Shannock
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Shannock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannock
- Ashaway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ashaway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashaway
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dunn Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dunn Landing.
Newspapers Published in Dunn Landing ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dunn Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dunn Landing, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dunn Landing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Dunn Landing:
- Websites specific to Rhode Island
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Kent County
- Newport County
- New London County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Rhode Island
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> | 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 Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission (RIHCC) has created and maintains a database of cemeteries. More information about the RIHCC can be found on their website: rihistoriccemeteries.org. |
| <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 Dunn Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |