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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about West Randolph. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added West Randolph to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with West Randolph, 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 West Randolph (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 West Randolph. 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 West Randolph ...

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 West Randolph: W. Randolph

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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of West Randolph is historic, it would have been located within present day Pierce County.

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 Pierce County: Antelope, Cedar, Knox, Madison, Stanton & Wayne.

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

  • Pierce County     (The home county of West Randolph)
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Randolph, with the one closest to West Randolph listed first.
    • McLean
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Osmond
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Wee Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wee Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wee Town
      • Wee Town is located in Pierce County
    • Pierce
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
      • Pierce is located in Pierce County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,734 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce <2>
    • Foster
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Breslau
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau
      • Breslau is located in Pierce County
    • Hadar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Plainview
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
      • Plainview is located in Pierce County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <2>
  • Antelope County
    • Brunswick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brunswick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
      • Brunswick is located in Antelope County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <2>
  • Cedar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Randolph, with the one closest to West Randolph listed first.
    • Randolph
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Magnet
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
      • Magnet is located in Cedar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnet <2>
    • Belden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Coleridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coleridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleridge
      • Coleridge is located in Cedar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coleridge <2>
    • Laurel
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Hartington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartington
      • Hartington is located in Cedar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,469 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartington <2>
    • Fordyce
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fordyce have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
      • Fordyce is located in Cedar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordyce <2>
    • Constance
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constance
      • Constance is located in Cedar County
    • Bow Valley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Valley
      • Bow Valley is located in Cedar County
    • Wynot
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Obert
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obert
      • Obert is located in Cedar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
    • Saint Helena
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helena
      • Saint Helena is located in Cedar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Helena <2>
  • Dixon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Randolph, with the one closest to West Randolph listed first.
    • Concord
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Dixon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <2>
    • Dixon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Allen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Wakefield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Martinsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
      • Martinsburg is located in Dixon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
    • Maskell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maskell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maskell
      • Maskell is located in Dixon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Randolph, with the one closest to West Randolph listed first.
    • Wausa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wausa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausa
      • Wausa is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wausa <2>
    • Bloomfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Crofton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crofton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
      • Crofton is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crofton <2>
    • Bazile Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazile Mills
      • Bazile Mills is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
    • Creighton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creighton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creighton
      • Creighton is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,077 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creighton <2>
    • Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
      • Center is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center <2>
    • Lindy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindy
      • Lindy is located in Knox County
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Randolph, with the one closest to West Randolph listed first.
    • Norfolk
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Battle Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Warnerville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnerville
      • Warnerville is located in Madison County
    • Meadow Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
  • Stanton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Randolph, with the one closest to West Randolph listed first.
    • Stanton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Pilger
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Randolph, with the one closest to West Randolph listed first.
    • Sholes
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sholes
      • Sholes is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
    • Carroll
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carroll have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
      • Carroll is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carroll <2>
    • Winside
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hoskins
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Wayne
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
      • Wayne is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,758 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <2>

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

Newspapers Published in West Randolph ...

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 136 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Randolph.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Randolph, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Randolph.

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 either 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 West Randolph:

Cemeteries Near West Randolph ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Randolph.

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

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

  • Randolph Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • St. Frances Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Frances Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Frances Cemetery
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
  • Magnet Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Magnet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magnet Cemetery
  • Oliver Grove Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oliver Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oliver Grove Cemetery
  • Osmond Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Osmond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Osmond Cemetery
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
  • St. Michael Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michael Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michael Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
  • Continue List   (72 more) ...
    • Laurel Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Cemetery
    • Thabor Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thabor Cemetery
    • Norris Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norris 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.

While we didn't find West Randolph in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Randolph.

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

  • Randolph
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Magnet
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
    • Magnet is located in Cedar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnet <2>
  • Belden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Carroll
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carroll have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
    • Carroll is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carroll <2>
  • Wausa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wausa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausa
    • Wausa is located in Knox County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wausa <2>
  • Osmond
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Coleridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coleridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleridge
    • Coleridge is located in Cedar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coleridge <2>
  • Pierce
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
    • Pierce is located in Pierce County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,734 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce <2>
  • Foster
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Winside
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hartington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartington
    • Hartington is located in Cedar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,469 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartington <2>
  • Hoskins
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Hadar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Concord
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Dixon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <2>
    • Dixon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

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

The official website for Pierce County: www.co.pierce.ne.us/

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

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 West Randolph, 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 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.
<4>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- West Randolph) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Randolph. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3806, Longitude: -97.3698       In this case, the coordinates for West Randolph have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.




 

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