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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Dunns. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Dunns to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dunns, please Contact Us.
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 Dunns (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 Dunns. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Dunns is historic, it would have been located within present day Bath County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bath County: Alleghany, Augusta, Highland, Rockbridge, Greenbrier (WV) & Pocahontas (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Dunns. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dunns:
- Bath County (The home county of Dunns)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunns, with the one closest to Dunns listed first.
- Mitchelltown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mitchelltown is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchelltown
- Warm Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cowardin ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cowardin is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowardin
- Healing Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Healing Springs is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Bath Alum
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bath Alum is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Alum
- Mountain Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Grove is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Carloover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carloover is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carloover
- Greenwood ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Millboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Lewis is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
- Burnsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burnsville is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Yost
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Yost is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
- Bolar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bolar is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolar
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunns, with the one closest to Dunns listed first.
- Griffith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Griffith is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Clifton Forge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Iron Gate
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Selma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Selma is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Low Moor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rich Patch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
- Moss Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moss Run is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
- Augusta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunns, with the one closest to Dunns listed first.
- Marble Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Marble Valley is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
- Craigsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Deerfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Deerfield is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Newport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Pond Gap ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pond Gap is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Gap
- Chapin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Chapin is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Botetourt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunns, with the one closest to Dunns listed first.
- Glen Wilton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Glen Wilton is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Wilton
- Haden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Haden is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haden
- Gala
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gala is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gala
- Strom
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Strom is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strom
- Salisbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Salisbury is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Salt Petre Cave
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Salt Petre Cave is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Petre Cave
- Salt Petre Cave has also been known as:
- Salt Peter Cave
- Saltpetre
- Oriskany
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Covington City
- Covington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunns, with the one closest to Dunns listed first.
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Buckeye is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Clover Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Creek is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Meadowdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Meadowdale is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- McDowell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hightown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hightown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Monterey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lexington City
- Lexington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rockbridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunns, with the one closest to Dunns listed first.
- Goshen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kerrs Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kerrs Creek is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrs Creek
- East Lexington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
- Zollman ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zollman is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zollman
- Brownsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Longwood ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Fancy Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
- Red Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Mills is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
- Springfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Davis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Davis is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Fairfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Natural Bridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Greenbrier County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunns, with the one closest to Dunns listed first.
- Neola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Neola is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
- Wild Meadow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wild Meadow is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Meadow
- Anthony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Anthony is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- Falling Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Falling Spring is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Oscar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Oscar is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Spring Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- White Sulphur Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Loveridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Loveridge is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveridge
- Pocahontas County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunns, with the one closest to Dunns listed first.
- Huntersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frost
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Frost is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Buckeye
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marlinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thorny Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thorny Creek is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorny Creek
- Watoga ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Watoga is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watoga
- Edray
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Edray is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edray
- Onoto
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Onoto is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoto
- Hillsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sitlington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sitlington is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitlington
- Cass
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Green Bank
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Arbovale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dunns, see our County-by-County Page for Dunns.
Cemeteries Near Dunns ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dunns.
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 Dunns - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dunns covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dunns, with the one closest to Dunns listed first.
- Warm Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sively Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Green Valley Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cleek Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Walton Memorial Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Central Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bratton Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Shinaberry Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (98 more) ...
- Mountain View Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- The Pines Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Burnsville Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 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.
While we didn't find Dunns in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dunns.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dunns, with the one closest to Dunns listed first.
- Warm Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hot Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cowardin ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cowardin is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowardin
- Healing Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Healing Springs is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Bath Alum
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bath Alum is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Alum
- Shanklin ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shanklin is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanklin
- Callison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Callison is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callison
- Mountain Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Grove is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Crane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crane is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
- Millboro Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Millboro Springs is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millboro Springs
- Sunrise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sunrise is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Griffith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Griffith is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Copeland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Copeland is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Millboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Green Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Green Valley is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dunns. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dunns.
Newspapers Published in Dunns ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dunns.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dunns, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dunns.
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 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 Dunns:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Bath County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alleghany County
- Augusta County
- Botetourt County
- Covington City
- Highland County
- Lexington City
- Rockbridge County
- Greenbrier County
- Pocahontas County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Dunns, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dunns) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |