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 Dwyer Junction (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 Dwyer Junction. 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 Dwyer Junction ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Dwyer Junction: Dwyer Jct. (or less commonly used: Dwyer Jctn.)

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Dwyer Junction is located in Platte County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Platte County: Albany, Converse, Goshen, Laramie & Niobrara.

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

• Platte County     (The home county of Dwyer Junction)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Dwyer Junction, with the one closest to Dwyer Junction listed first.
  • Wendover ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wendover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendover
    • Wendover is located in Platte County
  • Guernsey
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
    • Guernsey is located in Platte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guernsey <2>
  • Westview Circle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westview Circle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Circle
    • Westview Circle is located in Platte County
  • Wheatland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
    • Wheatland is located in Platte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheatland <2>
  • Chugcreek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chugcreek
    • Chugcreek is located in Platte County
  • Y-O Ranch
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Y-O Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Y-O Ranch
    • Y-O Ranch is located in Platte County
  • Hartville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartville
    • Hartville is located in Platte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartville <2>
  • Sunrise ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
    • Sunrise is located in Platte County
  • Glendo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendo
    • Glendo is located in Platte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendo <2>
  • Slater
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slater
    • Slater is located in Platte County
• Albany County
  • Binford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binford
    • Binford is located in Albany County
• Converse County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Dwyer Junction, with the one closest to Dwyer Junction listed first.
  • Esterbrook
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esterbrook
    • Esterbrook is located in Converse County
  • Orin
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orin
    • Orin is located in Converse County
• Goshen County
  • Fort Laramie
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Laramie
    • Fort Laramie is located in Goshen County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Laramie <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Dwyer Junction ...

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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dwyer Junction.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dwyer Junction, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dwyer Junction.

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 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 Dwyer Junction:

• Websites specific to Wyoming
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Wyoming State Archives

• Pages specific to Platte County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Albany County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Converse County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Goshen County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Wyoming
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wyoming
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Wyoming
  • Cemeteries of Platte County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wyoming
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Wyoming
  • Cemeteries of Platte County

Cemeteries Near Dwyer Junction ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dwyer Junction.

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

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

• Dwyer Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dwyer Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84018 <4>
• Lucindy Rollins Gravesite
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lucindy Rollins Gravesite
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84071 <4>
• Wheatland Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wheatland Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Wheatland.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheatland Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84127 <4>
• Emigrant Hill Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Emigrant Hill Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Hartville.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emigrant Hill Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1970702 <4>
• Register Cliff Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Register Cliff Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2189536 <4>
• Prairie Rest Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Prairie Rest Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Guernsey.
  • The Prairie Rest Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Guernsey City Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Rest Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1135257 <4>
• Boot Hill Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boot Hill Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2216959 <4>
• Horseshoe Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Horseshoe Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Glendo.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horseshoe Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84047 <4>
• Mary Homsley Gravesite
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mary Homsley Gravesite
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2367116 <4>
• Ft. Laramie Cemetery
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Laramie Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2163681 <4>
• Newell Cemetery
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • The Newell Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Esterbrook Cemetery
  • Springhill Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newell Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1997059 <4>

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 Dwyer Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dwyer Junction.

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

• Wheatland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
  • Wheatland is located in Platte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheatland <2>
• Hartville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartville
  • Hartville is located in Platte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartville <2>
• Glendo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendo
  • Glendo is located in Platte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendo <2>
• Fort Laramie
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Laramie
  • Fort Laramie is located in Goshen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Laramie <2>
• Bona
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona
  • Bona is located in Converse County

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/