Our Genealogy Helper
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 Burr Oak (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 Burr Oak. 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 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.
Burr Oak is located in Mills County.
To see how the shape of Iowa's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mills County: Fremont, Montgomery, Pottawattamie, Cass (NE) & Sarpy (NE).
Below are the counties that are near Burr Oak. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Burr Oak:
- Mills County (The home county of Burr Oak)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burr Oak, with the one closest to Burr Oak listed first.
- Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mills is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- Pacific Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pacific City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pacific City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
- Glenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Folsom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Folsom is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Hentons ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hentons is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentons
- Malvern
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clark is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Silver City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Mineola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hastings
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hastings is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Emerson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Henderson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fremont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burr Oak, with the one closest to Burr Oak listed first.
- Bartlett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bartlett is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Tabor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- McPaul
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- McPaul is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPaul
- Thurman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Thurman is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Randolph
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Randolph is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Percival
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Anderson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Sidney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Payne
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Payne is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Imogene
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Riverton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Farragut
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hamburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burr Oak, with the one closest to Burr Oak listed first.
- Coburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Coburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Red Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burr Oak, with the one closest to Burr Oak listed first.
- Shenandoah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Essex
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Nyman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Nyman is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyman
- Pottawattamie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burr Oak, with the one closest to Burr Oak listed first.
- Dumfries
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dumfries is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
- Council Bluffs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Treynor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chautauqua
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Chautauqua is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Carter Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Macedonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- McClelland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Weston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Weston is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Carson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cass County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burr Oak, with the one closest to Burr Oak listed first.
- Rock Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rock Bluff is located in Cass County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
- Plattsmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Murray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mynard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mynard is located in Cass County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mynard
- Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nehawka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cullom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cullom is located in Cass County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
- Cedar Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Weeping Water
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Avoca
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Louisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Manley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- South Bend
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Douglas County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burr Oak, with the one closest to Burr Oak listed first.
- Ralston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Omaha
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Omaha is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478,393 people
- Omaha has also been known as:
- Omaha City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <1>
- Millard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Home Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Home Park is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Park
- Boys Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Briggs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Briggs is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
- Irvington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Irvington is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Nemaha County (NE)
- Julian
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Julian is located in Nemaha County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Otoe County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burr Oak, with the one closest to Burr Oak listed first.
- Wyoming
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming is located in Otoe County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Nebraska City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dunbar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Otoe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lorton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Syracuse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Talmage
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Unadilla
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sarpy County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burr Oak, with the one closest to Burr Oak listed first.
- La Platte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- La Platte is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Platte
- Bellevue
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gilmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gilmore is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Avery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Avery is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Richfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Papillion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- La Vista
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Portal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Portal is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
- Chalco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gretna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Linoma Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Linoma Beach is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linoma Beach
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Burr Oak, see our County-by-County Page for Burr Oak.
Cemeteries Near Burr Oak ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burr Oak.
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 Burr Oak - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Burr Oak covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Burr Oak, with the one closest to Burr Oak listed first.
- Van Eaton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rock Bluff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mackey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mackey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Waubonsie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Linville Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rhodes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Estes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kenosha Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clemmons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lewiston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (232 more) ...
- Tabor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Youngs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Burr Oak in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Burr Oak.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Burr Oak, with the one closest to Burr Oak listed first.
- Bartlett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bartlett is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Rock Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rock Bluff is located in Cass County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
- Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mills is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- Pacific Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tabor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- McPaul
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- McPaul is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPaul
- Hillsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Plattsmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pacific City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pacific City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
- Murray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Thurman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Thurman is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Glenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oreapolis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oreapolis is located in Cass County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreapolis
- Folsom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Folsom is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Burr Oak. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burr Oak.
Newspapers Published in Burr Oak ...
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 364 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burr Oak.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Burr Oak, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Burr Oak.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Burr Oak:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Mills County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fremont County
- Montgomery County
- Page County
- Pottawattamie County
- Cass County
- Douglas County
- Nemaha County
- Otoe County
- Sarpy County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
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 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. |
| <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- Burr Oak) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Burr Oak, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |