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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Nebraska. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Nebraska to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Nebraska, 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 Nebraska (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 Nebraska. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Nebraska is historic, it would have been located within present day Scott County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Scott County: Logan, Montgomery, Polk, Sebastian, Yell & Le Flore (OK).
Below are the counties that are near Nebraska. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nebraska:
- Scott County (The home county of Nebraska)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nebraska, with the one closest to Nebraska listed first.
- Little Texas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Little Texas is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Harvey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harvey is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Cardiff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cardiff is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Parks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Parks is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
- Boles
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Waldron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Y City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Y City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Y City
- Winfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Winfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Gate ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gate is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate
- Franklin County
- Leon ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Garland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nebraska, with the one closest to Nebraska listed first.
- Gladstone ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gladstone is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Avant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Avant is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avant
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nebraska, with the one closest to Nebraska listed first.
- Golden City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Golden City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden City
- Blue Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Blue Mountain is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Magazine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Magazine is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magazine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
- Booneville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carolan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carolan is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolan
- Corley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Corley is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Lucas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lucas is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Carbon City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Carbon City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon City
- Paris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Caulksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Caulksville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caulksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Sand Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sand Ridge is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Subiaco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nebraska, with the one closest to Nebraska listed first.
- Sims
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sims is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Pencil Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Whitetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Whitetown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Oden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Story
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Washita
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Washita is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
- Fannie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fannie is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannie
- Mount Ida
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fir ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir
- Black Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Black Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Norman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Joplin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Joplin is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Cox Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cox Spring is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Spring
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nebraska, with the one closest to Nebraska listed first.
- Big Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Big Fork is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Fork
- Board Camp
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Board Camp is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Camp
- Sebastian County
- Mansfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nebraska, with the one closest to Nebraska listed first.
- Gravelly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gravelly is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly
- Bluffton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bluffton is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Waltreak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waltreak is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltreak
- Chula
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chula is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
- Briggsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Briggsville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Aly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Aly is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aly
- Wing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wing is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Rover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Havana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marvinville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marvinville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvinville
- Belleville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Danville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nebraska, see our County-by-County Page for Nebraska.
Cemeteries Near Nebraska ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nebraska.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Nebraska - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nebraska covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nebraska, with the one closest to Nebraska listed first.
- Harvey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Parks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hunt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Red Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Young Gravelly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Freedom Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big Cedar Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Egypt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sanders Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bluffton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Waltreak Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (254 more) ...
- Helton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hawkins Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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.
Nebraska itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nebraska, with the one closest to Nebraska listed first.
- Blue Ball
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Blue Ball is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball
- Olio
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Olio is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Cedar Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Creek is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Bluffton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bluffton is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Cardiff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cardiff is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Chula
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chula is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
- Parks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Parks is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
- Sugar Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sugar Grove is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Buck Knob
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buck Knob is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Knob
- Sims
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sims is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Briggsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Briggsville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Southern Home ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Southern Home is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Home
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Green Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Green Ridge is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Aly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Aly is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aly
- Shark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shark is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shark
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nebraska. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nebraska.
Newspapers Published in Nebraska ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nebraska.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nebraska, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nebraska.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Nebraska:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Scott County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Garland County
- Logan County
- Montgomery County
- Polk County
- Sebastian County
- Yell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
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 Nebraska, 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Nebraska) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |