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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 Albion (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 Albion. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Albion is located in Boone County and is the County Seat.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Boone County: Antelope, Greeley, Madison, Nance, Platte & Wheeler.

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

  • Boone County     (The home county of Albion)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Albion, with the one closest to Albion listed first.
    • Loretto
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
      • Loretto is located in Boone County
    • Boone
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
      • Boone is located in Boone County
    • Vorhees
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vorhees
      • Vorhees is located in Boone County
    • Saint Edward
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Rapids
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rapids
      • Cedar Rapids is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Rapids <1>
    • Petersburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Petersburg is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <1>
    • Akron
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Akron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
      • Akron is located in Boone County
    • Primrose
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Primrose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
      • Primrose is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Primrose <1>
  • Antelope County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Albion, with the one closest to Albion listed first.
    • Elgin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Elgin is located in Antelope County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <1>
    • Oakdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Neligh
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Greeley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Albion, with the one closest to Albion listed first.
    • Spalding
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spalding have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spalding
      • Spalding is located in Greeley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spalding <1>
    • Wolbach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Greeley Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greeley Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley Center
      • Greeley Center is located in Greeley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
    • Greeley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Brayton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
      • Brayton is located in Greeley County
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Albion, with the one closest to Albion listed first.
    • Newman Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Emerick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerick
      • Emerick is located in Madison County
    • Tilden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
      • Tilden is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilden <1>
    • Fairview ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Madison County
    • Meadow Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Grove
      • Meadow Grove is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadow Grove <1>
    • Madison
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,343 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <1>
    • Battle Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Nance County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Albion, with the one closest to Albion listed first.
    • Belgrade
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Genoa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fullerton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Krakow
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krakow
      • Krakow is located in Nance County
  • Platte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Albion, with the one closest to Albion listed first.
    • Rosenburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenburg
      • Rosenburg is located in Platte County
    • Lindsay
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Saint Bernard
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernard
      • Saint Bernard is located in Platte County
    • Cornlea
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornlea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornlea
      • Cornlea is located in Platte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • Monroe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Monroe is located in Platte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <1>
    • Humphrey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humphrey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey
      • Humphrey is located in Platte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humphrey <1>
    • Tarnov
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarnov
      • Tarnov is located in Platte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
    • Platte Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platte Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Center
      • Platte Center is located in Platte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platte Center <1>
    • Oconee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee
      • Oconee is located in Platte County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Albion ...

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 148 newspapers that have been published in the area around Albion.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

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

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 Albion:

Cemeteries Near Albion ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Albion.

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

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

  • Albion Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Albion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Albion Cemetery
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • St. Michael Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michael Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michael Cemetery
  • Boone Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boone Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Dennison Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dennison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dennison Cemetery
  • Sunrise Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunrise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunrise Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Salem Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Salem Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Edward Catholic Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Edward Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Saint Edward.
    • The St. Edward Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Edward Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Edward Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2206803 <4>
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
  • St. Anthony Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthony Cemetery
  • Continue List   (69 more) ...
    • Sunset Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101513 <4>
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery

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 Albion had a population of 926 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Albion had a population of 1,558 people.

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

  • Boone
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
    • Boone is located in Boone County
  • Loretto
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
    • Loretto is located in Boone County
  • Saint Edward
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Rapids
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rapids
    • Cedar Rapids is located in Boone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Rapids <1>
  • Petersburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
    • Petersburg is located in Boone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <1>
  • Newman Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Akron
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Akron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
    • Akron is located in Boone County
  • Closter
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Closter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Closter
    • Closter is located in Boone County
  • Belgrade
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Lindsay
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Saint Bernard
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernard
    • Saint Bernard is located in Platte County
  • Elgin
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Elgin is located in Antelope County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <1>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Emerick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerick
      • Emerick is located in Madison County
    • Merchiston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merchiston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merchiston
      • Merchiston is located in Nance County
    • Genoa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)

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

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

The official website for Boone County: www.co.boone.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/

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>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.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Albion) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Albion. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6893, Longitude: -98.0028       In this case, the coordinates for Albion have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Albion, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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