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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 Berwick (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 Berwick. 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.

Berwick is located in Nemaha County.

To see how the shape of Kansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Nemaha County: Brown, Jackson, Marshall, Pottawatomie, Pawnee (NE) & Richardson (NE).

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

  • Nemaha County     (The home county of Berwick)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berwick, with the one closest to Berwick listed first.
    • Sabetha
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Oneida
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bern
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bern have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bern
      • Bern is located in Nemaha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
    • Woodlawn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodlawn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
      • Woodlawn is located in Nemaha County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Woodlawn
      • From Berwick to Woodlawn
    • Central City ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Capioma
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Seneca
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Benedict ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Granada
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Kelly
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Goff
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goff
      • Goff is located in Nemaha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
    • Baileyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Centralia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berwick, with the one closest to Berwick listed first.
    • Morrill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
      • Morrill is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
    • Sun Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sun Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Springs
      • Sun Springs is located in Brown County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sun Springs
      • From Berwick to Sun Springs
    • Fairview
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hamlin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
      • Hamlin is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
      • Hamlin has also been known as:
      • Hamilton
    • Padonia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Reserve
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Powhattan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powhattan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
      • Powhattan is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Hiawatha
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Baker ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
      • Baker is located in Brown County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Baker
      • From Berwick to Baker
    • Mercier
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mercier. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercier
      • Mercier is located in Brown County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mercier
      • From Berwick to Mercier
    • Willis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Robinson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Horton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Doniphan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berwick, with the one closest to Berwick listed first.
    • Leona
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leona
      • Leona is located in Doniphan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
    • White Cloud
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berwick, with the one closest to Berwick listed first.
    • Netawaka
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Whiting
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiting have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
      • Whiting is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
    • Soldier
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier
      • Soldier is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soldier <1>
    • Circleville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berwick, with the one closest to Berwick listed first.
    • Axtell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Vermillion
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermillion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermillion
      • Vermillion is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermillion <1>
    • Summerfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Beattie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Holt County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berwick, with the one closest to Berwick listed first.
    • Big Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Fortescue
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fortescue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortescue
      • Fortescue is located in Holt County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Corning
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corning. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
      • Corning is located in Holt County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Corning
      • From Berwick to Corning
    • Craig
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Johnson County (NE)
  • Nemaha County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berwick, with the one closest to Berwick listed first.
    • Howe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Saint Deroin ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Nemaha
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Pawnee County (NE)
  • Richardson County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berwick, with the one closest to Berwick listed first.
    • Nim City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nim City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nim City
      • Nim City is located in Richardson County (NE)
    • Salem
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dawson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Falls City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
      • Falls City is located in Richardson County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,076 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls City <1>
    • Humboldt
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Straussville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Verdon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Preston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in Richardson County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
    • Stella
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Shubert
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Rulo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rulo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rulo
      • Rulo is located in Richardson County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rulo <1>
    • Arago ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arago. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arago
      • Arago is located in Richardson County (NE)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Arago
      • From Berwick to Arago
    • Barada
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Berwick ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Berwick.

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

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

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Berwick had a population of 18 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Sabetha
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Oneida
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bern
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bern have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bern
    • Bern is located in Nemaha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
  • Morrill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
    • Morrill is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
  • Fairview
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodlawn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodlawn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Woodlawn is located in Nemaha County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Woodlawn
    • From Berwick to Woodlawn
  • Fidelity
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fidelity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fidelity
    • Fidelity is located in Brown County
  • Capioma
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Hamlin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
    • Hamlin is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • Hamlin has also been known as:
    • Hamilton
  • Salem
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Du Bois
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Benedict ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Berwick ...

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 187 newspapers that have been published in the area around Berwick.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Berwick, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Berwick.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Berwick:

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

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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>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- Berwick) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Berwick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9357, Longitude: -95.8448       In this case, the coordinates for Berwick have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Berwick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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