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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 Sundance (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 Sundance. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Sundance is located in Crook County and is the County Seat.

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 Crook County: Carter (MT), Powder River (MT), Butte (SD), Lawrence (SD), Campbell & Weston.

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

  • Crook County     (The home county of Sundance)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sundance, with the one closest to Sundance listed first.
    • Linden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
      • Linden is located in Crook County
    • Moskee ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moskee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moskee
      • Moskee is located in Crook County
    • Beulah
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Aladdin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Alva
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Devils Tower
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Carlile
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Pine Haven
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Hulett
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Moorcroft
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Weston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sundance, with the one closest to Sundance listed first.
    • Horton ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
      • Horton is located in Weston County
    • Thornton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
      • Thornton is located in Weston County
    • Upton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Four Corners
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Clay Spur
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Spur
      • Clay Spur is located in Weston County
    • Osage
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Lawrence County (SD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sundance, with the one closest to Sundance listed first.
    • Tinton ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinton
      • Tinton is located in Lawrence County (SD)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 477 people
    • Savoy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
      • Savoy is located in Lawrence County (SD)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 71 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savoy <2>
    • Maurice
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice
      • Maurice is located in Lawrence County (SD)
    • Carbonate ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbonate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonate
      • Carbonate is located in Lawrence County (SD)
    • North Spearfish
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Spearfish have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spearfish
      • North Spearfish is located in Lawrence County (SD)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,221 people
    • Preston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in Lawrence County (SD)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 185 people
    • Ragged Top ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ragged Top have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragged Top
      • Ragged Top is located in Lawrence County (SD)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 73 people
    • Spearfish
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spearfish have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearfish
      • Spearfish is located in Lawrence County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,900 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spearfish <2>
    • Trojan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trojan
      • Trojan is located in Lawrence County (SD)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 627 people
    • Lancaster City ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster City
      • Lancaster City is located in Lawrence County (SD)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 419 people
    • Central City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Central City is located in Lawrence County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
    • Dumont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
      • Dumont is located in Lawrence County (SD)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 45 people
    • Englewood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Englewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
      • Englewood is located in Lawrence County (SD)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 25 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Sundance ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sundance.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Sundance. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Sundance and those printed in the larger area surrounding Sundance.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Sundance.

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 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 Sundance:

Cemeteries Near Sundance ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sundance.

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

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

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sundance had a population of 515 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Sundance had a population of 1,296 people.

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

  • Linden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Linden is located in Crook County
  • Beulah
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Alva
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Carlile
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Hulett
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Thornton
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
    • Thornton is located in Weston County
  • Carbonate ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbonate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonate
    • Carbonate is located in Lawrence County (SD)
  • Jerome
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
    • Jerome is located in Weston County
  • Spearfish
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spearfish have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearfish
    • Spearfish is located in Lawrence County (SD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,900 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spearfish <2>

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sundance) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sundance. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4064, Longitude: -104.3750    
<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 Sundance, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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