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 Pacific Junction (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 Pacific Junction. 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 Pacific Junction ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pacific Junction: Pacific Jct. (or less commonly used: Pacific Jctn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pacific Junction. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pacific Junction.
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 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.
Pacific Junction 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 Pacific Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pacific Junction:
- Mills County (The home county of Pacific Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pacific Junction, with the one closest to Pacific Junction listed first.
- Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mills is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- Pacific City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pacific City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
- Glenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Folsom
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Folsom is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Hentons ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hentons is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentons
- Mineola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Malvern
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Clark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Clark is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Hastings
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fremont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pacific Junction, with the one closest to Pacific Junction listed first.
- Bartlett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bartlett is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Tabor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- McPaul
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- McPaul is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPaul
- Thurman
(13 miles [20.9 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Percival
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Anderson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Sidney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Imogene
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Payne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Payne is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Riverton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Farragut
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pacific Junction, with the one closest to Pacific Junction listed first.
- Coburg
(28 miles [45.1 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pacific Junction, with the one closest to Pacific Junction listed first.
- Essex
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shenandoah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pottawattamie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pacific Junction, with the one closest to Pacific Junction listed first.
- Dumfries
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dumfries is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
- Council Bluffs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Treynor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chautauqua
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chautauqua is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Carter Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- McClelland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Weston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Weston is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Macedonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Carson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Underwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Honey Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Honey Creek is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Cass County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pacific Junction, with the one closest to Pacific Junction listed first.
- Plattsmouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rock Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Bluff is located in Cass County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
- Mynard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mynard is located in Cass County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mynard
- Murray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cullom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cullom is located in Cass County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
- Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Nehawka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Louisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Weeping Water
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Manley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Avoca
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pacific Junction, with the one closest to Pacific Junction listed first.
- Ralston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Omaha
(20 miles [32.2 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>
- Home Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Home Park is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Park
- Millard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boys Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Irvington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Irvington is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Briggs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Briggs is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
- Elkhorn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bennington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Otoe County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pacific Junction, with the one closest to Pacific Junction listed first.
- Wyoming
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wyoming is located in Otoe County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Nebraska City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dunbar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Otoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sarpy County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pacific Junction, with the one closest to Pacific Junction listed first.
- La Platte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- La Platte is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Platte
- Bellevue
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Avery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Avery is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Gilmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gilmore is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Papillion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Richfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- La Vista
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Portal
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Portal is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
- Chalco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gretna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Linoma Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Linoma Beach is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linoma Beach
- Saunders County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pacific Junction, with the one closest to Pacific Junction listed first.
- Ashland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wann
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wann is located in Saunders County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wann
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pacific Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Pacific Junction.
Cemeteries Near Pacific Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pacific Junction.
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 Pacific Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pacific Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pacific Junction, with the one closest to Pacific Junction listed first.
- Pacific City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Martin Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Glenwood Resource Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Resource Center Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Glenwood Resource Center Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Glenwood.
- The Glenwood Resource Center Cemetery has also been known as:
- Glenwood State School Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2435128 <2>
- State Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Glenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Glenwood.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #152225 <2>
- Godsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Evan Lloyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Van Eaton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Somar Family on Wright Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gowen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (236 more) ...
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Waubonsie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Pacific Junction had a population of 744 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Pacific Junction had a population of 332 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pacific Junction, with the one closest to Pacific Junction listed first.
- Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mills is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- Pacific City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pacific City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
- Glenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Plattsmouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Folsom
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Folsom is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Hentons ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hentons is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentons
- Rock Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Bluff is located in Cass County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
- Hillsdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hillsdale is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Oreapolis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oreapolis is located in Cass County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreapolis
- La Platte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- La Platte is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Platte
- Murray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bartlett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bartlett is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Tabor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City
(10 miles [16.1 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pacific Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pacific Junction.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Pacific Junction ...
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 150 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pacific Junction.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Pacific Junction. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Pacific Junction and those printed in the larger area surrounding Pacific Junction.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Pacific Junction.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Pacific Junction:
- 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
- Otoe County
- Sarpy County
- Saunders 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> | 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 Pacific Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Pacific Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |