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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 Wisner (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 Wisner. 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 northwest 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 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.

Wisner is located in Cuming 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 Cuming County: Burt, Colfax, Dodge, Stanton, Thurston & Wayne.

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

  • Cuming County     (The home county of Wisner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wisner, with the one closest to Wisner listed first.
    • Beemer
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Aloys
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aloys
      • Aloys is located in Cuming County
    • Monterey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
      • Monterey is located in Cuming County
    • West Point
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
      • West Point is located in Cuming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,237 people
      • West Point has also been known as:
      • Westpoint
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <1>
    • Bancroft
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Burt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wisner, with the one closest to Wisner listed first.
    • Lyons
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
      • Lyons is located in Burt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <1>
    • Oakland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bertha
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
      • Bertha is located in Burt County
  • Colfax County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wisner, with the one closest to Wisner listed first.
    • Howells
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells
      • Howells is located in Colfax County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howells <1>
    • Clarkson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
      • Clarkson is located in Colfax County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkson <1>
    • Leigh
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Dixon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wisner, with the one closest to Wisner listed first.
    • Wakefield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Emerson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
      • Emerson is located in Dixon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emerson <1>
    • Concord
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Allen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Dixon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wisner, with the one closest to Wisner listed first.
    • Dodge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
      • Dodge is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodge <1>
    • Snyder
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snyder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
      • Snyder is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snyder <1>
    • Crowell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowell
      • Crowell is located in Dodge County
    • Scribner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Uehling
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uehling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uehling
      • Uehling is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uehling <1>
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wisner, with the one closest to Wisner listed first.
    • Norfolk
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Warnerville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnerville
      • Warnerville is located in Madison County
    • Madison
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • 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>
  • Pierce County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wisner, with the one closest to Wisner listed first.
    • Hadar
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Wee Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wee Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wee Town
      • Wee Town is located in Pierce County
  • Platte County
    • Creston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
      • Creston is located in Platte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creston <1>
  • Stanton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wisner, with the one closest to Wisner listed first.
    • Pilger
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Stanton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Thurston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wisner, with the one closest to Wisner listed first.
    • Pender
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Thurston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thurston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
      • Thurston is located in Thurston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurston <1>
    • Rosalie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosalie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosalie
      • Rosalie is located in Thurston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosalie <1>
    • Walthill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walthill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthill
      • Walthill is located in Thurston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walthill <1>
    • Winnebago
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnebago have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnebago
      • Winnebago is located in Thurston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnebago <1>
    • Macy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macy
      • Macy is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macy <1>
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wisner, with the one closest to Wisner listed first.
    • Wayne
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Winside
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Hoskins
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Carroll
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carroll have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Sholes
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sholes
      • Sholes is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Wisner ...

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 183 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wisner.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Wisner:

Cemeteries Near Wisner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wisner.

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

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

  • Wisner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wisner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wisner Cemetery
  • Norwegian Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwegian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwegian Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
  • Rock Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Creek Cemetery
  • Carter Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Beemer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beemer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beemer Cemetery
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
  • St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Pilger Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Schwedt Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
  • St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (92 more) ...
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
    • Dewitt Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dewitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dewitt Cemetery
    • St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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 Wisner had a population of 610 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Wisner had a population of 1,167 people.

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

  • Bismarck ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bismarck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck
    • Bismarck is located in Cuming County
  • Beemer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pilger
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Pender
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Monterey
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
    • Monterey is located in Cuming County
  • West Point
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
    • West Point is located in Cuming County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,237 people
    • West Point has also been known as:
    • Westpoint
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <1>
  • Saint Charles
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
    • Saint Charles is located in Cuming County
  • Stanton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Wayne
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Bancroft
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Howells
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells
    • Howells is located in Colfax County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howells <1>
  • Dodge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
    • Dodge is located in Dodge County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodge <1>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Winside
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Wakefield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Snyder
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snyder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
      • Snyder is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snyder <1>

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

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

The official website for Cuming County: www.co.cuming.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- Wisner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wisner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9872, Longitude: -96.9142    
<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 Wisner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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