Do you know of Dunkirk ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Dunkirk. 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 Dunkirk.<1>

Our sources for Dunkirk (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Dunkirk other than they indicate that Dunkirk would be found somewhere in Montgomery County, Virginia.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1904 and closed  in 1912.

Communities Also Named Dunkirk ...

We found ten communities that share the name Dunkirk.

Within Virginia, the name Dunkirk is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Indiana
    • Cass County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Dunkirk [Cass County].
    • Jay County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Dunkirk [Jay County].
  • Kansas
    • Crawford County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Dunkirk [Crawford County].
  • Maryland
    • Calvert County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Dunkirk [Calvert County].
  • Mississippi
    • Washington County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Dunkirk [Washington County].
  • Montana
    • Toole County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Dunkirk [Toole County].
  • New York
    • Chautauqua County
    • Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Dunkirk [Chautauqua County].
  • Ohio
    • Hardin County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Dunkirk [Hardin County].
  • Saskatchewan
    • Please visit our profile page for the Saskatchewan community of Dunkirk.
  • Wisconsin
    • Dane County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Dunkirk [Dane County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Dunkirk ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Dunkirk:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Montgomery County ...

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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 Montgomery County.