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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 Herkimer (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 Herkimer. 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 doctors and 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.

Herkimer is located in Marshall County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marshall County: Nemaha, Pottawatomie, Riley, Washington, Gage (NE) & Pawnee (NE).

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

  • Marshall County     (The home county of Herkimer)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Herkimer, with the one closest to Herkimer listed first.
    • Marysville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bremen
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Bremen is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
    • Marietta
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Marietta is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
    • Oketo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Oketo is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
    • Carden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Carden is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden
    • Alcove Spring ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Alcove Spring is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcove Spring
    • Home
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Waterville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Blue Rapids
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Winifred
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Winifred is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifred
    • Beattie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Beattie is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
    • Irving ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Irving is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
  • Nemaha County
    • Baileyville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Baileyville is located in Nemaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
  • Riley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Herkimer, with the one closest to Herkimer listed first.
    • Winkler
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Winkler is located in Riley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
    • May Day
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • May Day is located in Riley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Day
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Herkimer, with the one closest to Herkimer listed first.
    • Hanover
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Lanham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lanham is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
    • Barnes
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hollenberg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Hollenberg is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollenberg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
    • Greenleaf
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Washington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Chepstow
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Chepstow is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepstow
    • Linn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Linn is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linn <1>
    • Morrowville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Morrowville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrowville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
    • Kimeo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Kimeo is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimeo
    • Blocker ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Blocker is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocker
    • Palmer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Palmer is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
  • Gage County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Herkimer, with the one closest to Herkimer listed first.
    • Lanham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lanham is located in Gage County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
    • Odell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Odell is located in Gage County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <1>
    • Barneston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Wymore
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Wymore is located in Gage County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wymore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wymore <1>
    • Blue Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Liberty
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Holmesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Ellis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Ellis is located in Gage County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
    • Beatrice
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Rockford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Rockford is located in Gage County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
    • Virginia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Filley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Jefferson County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Herkimer, with the one closest to Herkimer listed first.
    • Diller
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Diller is located in Jefferson County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diller
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diller <1>
    • Steele City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Endicott
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Endicott is located in Jefferson County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Endicott <1>
    • Harbine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Harbine is located in Jefferson County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbine
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
    • Jansen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jansen is located in Jefferson County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jansen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jansen <1>
    • Fairbury
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairbury is located in Jefferson County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,646 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairbury <1>
  • Pawnee County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Herkimer, with the one closest to Herkimer listed first.
    • Burchard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lewiston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Herkimer ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Herkimer.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Herkimer, with the one closest to Herkimer 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Herkimer had a population of 128 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Marysville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bremen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Bremen is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
  • Marietta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Marietta is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
  • Oketo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Oketo is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
  • Schroyer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Schroyer is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schroyer
  • Hanover
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Home
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Odell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Odell is located in Gage County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <1>
  • Lanham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lanham is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
  • Lanham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lanham is located in Gage County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
  • Reedsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Reedsville is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
    • Reedsville has also been known as:
    • Hazelville
  • Spence
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Spence is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Waterville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Blue Rapids
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Barnes
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Herkimer ...

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 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around Herkimer.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Herkimer, 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 Herkimer.

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 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 Herkimer:

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