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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 Nemaha (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 Nemaha. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Nemaha is located in Sac 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 Sac County: Buena Vista, Calhoun, Carroll, Cherokee, Crawford, Ida & Pocahontas.

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

  • Sac County     (The home county of Nemaha)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nemaha, with the one closest to Nemaha listed first.
    • Early
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sac City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Schaller
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Lake View
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Wall Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Wall Lake is located in Sac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
    • Odebolt
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Odebolt is located in Sac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odebolt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
    • Sac City Junction ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Sac City Junction is located in Sac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac City Junction
    • Herring ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Herring is located in Sac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
    • Grant City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Grant City is located in Sac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
    • Auburn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Buena Vista County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nemaha, with the one closest to Nemaha listed first.
    • Juniata
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Juniata is located in Buena Vista County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
    • Newell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Newell is located in Buena Vista County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 859 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newell <1>
    • Lakeside
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakeside is located in Buena Vista County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
    • Casino Beach
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Casino Beach is located in Buena Vista County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casino Beach
    • Storm Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Truesdale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Alta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Alta is located in Buena Vista County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta <1>
    • Albert City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Rembrandt
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Elkton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Elkton is located in Buena Vista County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
    • Marathon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Marathon is located in Buena Vista County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
    • Sioux Rapids
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Linn Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nemaha, with the one closest to Nemaha listed first.
    • Lytton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Lytton is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
    • Jolley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jolley is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
    • Yetter
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Yetter is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yetter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
    • Pomeroy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Sherwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sherwood is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
    • Twin Lakes
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Twin Lakes is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
    • Rockwell City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Lake City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Manson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Rands
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Rands is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rands
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nemaha, with the one closest to Nemaha listed first.
    • Breda
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Breda is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 471 people
    • Arcadia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Arcadia is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
    • Lanesboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Lanesboro is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nemaha, with the one closest to Nemaha listed first.
    • Aurelia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cherokee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Quimby
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Quimby is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quimby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nemaha, with the one closest to Nemaha listed first.
    • Cornell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Cornell is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
    • Webb
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Webb is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Peterson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nemaha, with the one closest to Nemaha listed first.
    • Boyer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Boyer is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer
    • Kiron
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Schleswig
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nemaha, with the one closest to Nemaha listed first.
    • Galva
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Arthur
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Arthur is located in Ida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
    • Ida Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Holstein
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Battle Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pocahontas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nemaha, with the one closest to Nemaha listed first.
    • Fonda
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Fonda is located in Pocahontas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fonda <1>
    • Varina
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Varina is located in Pocahontas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
    • Laurens
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Palmer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Pocahontas
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Havelock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodbury County
    • Cushing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Cushing is located in Woodbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people

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

Cemeteries Near Nemaha ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nemaha.

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 Nemaha - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nemaha covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Nemaha Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Early Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Protestant Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Sac City.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95687 <2>
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Newell Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hayes Twp. Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Immanuel Reformed Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Chase Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Newell Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • German Methodist Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (147 more) ...
    • Immanuel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Storm Lake Municipal Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

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 Nemaha in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nemaha.

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

  • Early
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Newell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Newell is located in Buena Vista County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 859 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newell <1>
  • Sulphur Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Sulphur Springs is located in Buena Vista County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Sac City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Storm Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Schaller
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Fonda
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Fonda is located in Pocahontas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonda
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fonda <1>
  • Lake View
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Alta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Alta is located in Buena Vista County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta <1>
  • Hanover
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hanover is located in Buena Vista County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Odebolt
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Odebolt is located in Sac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odebolt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
  • Wall Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Wall Lake is located in Sac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Galva
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Arthur
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Arthur is located in Ida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
    • Carnarvon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Nemaha ...

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 131 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nemaha.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

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

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 Nemaha:

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nemaha) 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 Nemaha, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.