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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 Hermansberg (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 Hermansberg. 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 northeast 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 north.

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 north 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.

Hermansberg 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 Hermansberg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hermansberg:

  • Marshall County     (The home county of Hermansberg)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hermansberg, with the one closest to Hermansberg listed first.
    • Bremen
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Bremen is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
    • Marietta
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Marietta is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
    • Oketo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Oketo is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
    • Marysville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Alcove Spring ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Alcove Spring is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcove Spring
    • Carden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Carden is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden
    • Home
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Waterville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Blue Rapids
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Winifred
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Winifred is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifred
    • Beattie
      (19 miles [30.6 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
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Irving is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hermansberg, with the one closest to Hermansberg listed first.
    • Hanover
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lanham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Lanham is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
    • Hollenberg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Hollenberg is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollenberg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
    • Barnes
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Washington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenleaf
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Chepstow
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Chepstow is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepstow
    • Morrowville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Morrowville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrowville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
    • 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>
    • Blocker ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Blocker is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocker
    • Kimeo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Kimeo is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimeo
    • Haddam
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Haddam is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddam
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
      • Haddam has also been known as:
      • Haddam City
      • West Haddam
  • Gage County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hermansberg, with the one closest to Hermansberg listed first.
    • Lanham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Lanham is located in Gage County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
    • Odell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • 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
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Liberty
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Holmesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Ellis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Ellis is located in Gage County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
    • Beatrice
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Rockford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Rockford is located in Gage County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
    • Virginia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Filley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jefferson County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hermansberg, with the one closest to Hermansberg listed first.
    • Diller
      (15 miles [24.1 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
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Endicott
      (20 miles [32.2 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
      (20 miles [32.2 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
      (24 miles [38.6 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
      (26 miles [41.8 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>
    • Thompson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Thompson is located in Jefferson County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Plymouth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Plymouth is located in Jefferson County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <1>
  • Pawnee County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hermansberg, with the one closest to Hermansberg listed first.
    • Burchard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lewiston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Hermansberg ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hermansberg.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hermansberg, with the one closest to Hermansberg 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>

While we didn't find Hermansberg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hermansberg.

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

  • Bremen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bremen is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
  • Herkimer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Herkimer is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herkimer
  • Hanover
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lanham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lanham is located in Gage County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
  • Lanham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lanham is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
  • Odell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Marietta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Marietta is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
  • Spence
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Spence is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
  • Marysville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Oketo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Oketo is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
  • Schroyer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Schroyer is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schroyer
  • Hollenberg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Hollenberg is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollenberg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Home
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Wymore
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Hermansberg ...

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 112 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hermansberg.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hermansberg, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hermansberg.

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 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 Hermansberg:

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