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 Duncan (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 Duncan. 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.
Duncan is located in Jackson County.
To see how the shape of West 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 Jackson County: Meigs (OH), Kanawha, Mason, Putnam, Roane, Wirt & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Duncan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Duncan:
- Jackson County (The home county of Duncan)
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncan, with the one closest to Duncan listed first.
- Meadowdale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Liverpool
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Garfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Garfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Odaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
- Sandyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wilding
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Hereford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Medina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Medina is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Beatysville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Beatysville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatysville
- Browning ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Browning is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Ripley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Ravenswood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncan, with the one closest to Duncan listed first.
- Rocksdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
- Pink
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Hur
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hur
- Big Bend
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Big Bend is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Beech
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Freed
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Freed is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freed
- Arnoldsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Grantsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Orma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orma
- Russet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Russet is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russet
- Gomez ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gomez is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomez
- Staten
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Staten is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staten
- Oka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oka
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncan, with the one closest to Duncan listed first.
- Island Branch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Sissonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Aarons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
- Legg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Wellford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncan, with the one closest to Duncan listed first.
- Baden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Letart
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Letart is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- New Haven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Leon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Hartford City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Sassafras
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Arbuckle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Southside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Southside is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Flatrock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Grimms Landing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grimms Landing is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms Landing
- Mason
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Brighton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Brighton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Clifton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncan, with the one closest to Duncan listed first.
- Liberty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Sigman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Paradise
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Buffalo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pliny
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pliny is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
- Red House
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bancroft
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Indian Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Winfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ritchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncan, with the one closest to Duncan listed first.
- Cisco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Oxbow
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Rusk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Petroleum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Petroleum is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Cantwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Smithville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smithville is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Cairo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cokeleys
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeleys
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncan, with the one closest to Duncan listed first.
- Reedy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Flint Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Millard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Spencer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Zona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Triplett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Graux
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
- Rushville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Cicerone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Walton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Looneyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncan, with the one closest to Duncan listed first.
- Peewee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Windy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Lucile
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Palestine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Burning Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Elizabeth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Creston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Newark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Greencastle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Freeport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncan, with the one closest to Duncan listed first.
- Leachtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Slate
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Mineral Acres
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Wells
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Eli
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Eli is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wesley is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Kanawha
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Pleasant View
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Lubeck
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Blennerhassett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Dallison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dallison is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallison
- Parkersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Washington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Athens County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncan, with the one closest to Duncan listed first.
- Youba
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Youba is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Coolville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vanderhoof
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Gallia County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncan, with the one closest to Duncan listed first.
- Carlton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Cheshire
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Meigs County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncan, with the one closest to Duncan listed first.
- Portland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spiller
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Dorcas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Plants
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Bashan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Letart Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Racine
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Keno
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Keno is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Syracuse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Tuppers Plains
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Welshtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Pomeroy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Middleport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Washington County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncan, with the one closest to Duncan listed first.
- Belpre
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <1>
- Porterfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Redbush
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Redbush is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Rockland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rockland is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Corner is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Fillmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Duncan, see our County-by-County Page for Duncan.
Cemeteries Near Duncan ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Duncan.
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 Duncan - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Duncan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Duncan, with the one closest to Duncan listed first.
- Meadowdale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Duncan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Curry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Garder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Buck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hurd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Street Cemetery is located between<2> the communities of Spencer and Sandyville. The cemetery lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southeast of Sandyville.
- The Street Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sheets Cemetery
- Streets Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2278030 <4>
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Center Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (880 more) ...
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gridley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Independence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 Duncan in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Duncan.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Duncan, with the one closest to Duncan listed first.
- Meadowdale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- LeRoy
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- LeRoy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeRoy
- Liverpool
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Garfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Garfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Lockhart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lockhart is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Odaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
- Sandyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Marshall
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Marshall is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Wiseburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wiseburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiseburg
- Mentor ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mentor is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
- Hereford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Seaman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Seaman is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaman
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Peewee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- McClain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- McClain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClain
- Wilding
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Duncan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Duncan.
Newspapers Published in Duncan ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Duncan.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Duncan, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Duncan.
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 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 Duncan:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Kanawha County
- Mason County
- Putnam County
- Ritchie County
- Roane County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Athens County
- Gallia County
- Meigs County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Spencer and Sandyville. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Duncan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Duncan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |