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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 Abbott (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 Abbott. 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 and doctors 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.

Abbott is located in Hall County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hall County: Adams, Buffalo, Hamilton, Howard & Merrick.

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

  • Hall County     (The home county of Abbott)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Abbott, with the one closest to Abbott listed first.
    • Cairo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Alda
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alda
      • Alda is located in Hall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alda <1>
    • Grand Island
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cameron
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Cameron is located in Hall County
    • Wood River
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Doniphan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doniphan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
      • Doniphan is located in Hall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doniphan <1>
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Abbott, with the one closest to Abbott listed first.
    • Hansen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansen
      • Hansen is located in Adams County
    • Prosser
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prosser have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser
      • Prosser is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Hayland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayland
      • Hayland is located in Adams County
    • Blaine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
      • Blaine is located in Adams County
    • Juniata
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Kenesaw
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenesaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenesaw
      • Kenesaw is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenesaw <1>
    • Good Samaritan Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Samaritan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Samaritan Village
      • Good Samaritan Village is located in Adams County
    • Hastings
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Buffalo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Abbott, with the one closest to Abbott listed first.
    • Shelton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton
      • Shelton is located in Buffalo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelton <1>
    • Denman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denman
      • Denman is located in Buffalo County
    • Ravenna
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Gibbon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon
      • Gibbon is located in Buffalo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,875 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibbon <1>
    • Poole
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole
      • Poole is located in Buffalo County
    • Sweetwater
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
      • Sweetwater is located in Buffalo County
    • Prairie Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Center
      • Prairie Center is located in Buffalo County
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Abbott, with the one closest to Abbott listed first.
    • Trumbull
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Inland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Greeley County
    • Wolbach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Abbott, with the one closest to Abbott listed first.
    • Phillips
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Giltner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Giltner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giltner
      • Giltner is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Giltner <1>
    • Marquette
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Aurora
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Aurora is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,490 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <1>
    • Overland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland
      • Overland is located in Hamilton County
    • Kronborg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kronborg
      • Kronborg is located in Hamilton County
  • Howard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Abbott, with the one closest to Abbott listed first.
    • Saint Libory
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dannebrog
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dannebrog have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dannebrog
      • Dannebrog is located in Howard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dannebrog <1>
    • Nysted
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nysted
      • Nysted is located in Howard County
    • Boelus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Howard City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard City
      • Howard City is located in Howard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
    • Saint Paul
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Farwell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Elba
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Cushing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
      • Cushing is located in Howard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
    • Dannevirke
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dannevirke
      • Dannevirke is located in Howard County
    • Cotesfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cotesfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotesfield
      • Cotesfield is located in Howard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
  • Kearney County
    • Valley City ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
      • Valley City is located in Kearney County
  • Merrick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Abbott, with the one closest to Abbott listed first.
    • Worms
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worms
      • Worms is located in Merrick County
    • Chapman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Palmer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Archer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hord
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hord. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
      • Hord is located in Merrick County
    • Central City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Sherman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Abbott, with the one closest to Abbott listed first.
    • Rockville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ashton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Abbott ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Abbott.

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

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

  • Berwick Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berwick Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Berwick Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the northwest of Cairo.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100441 <5>
  • Burwick Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burwick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burwick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery is located in Grand Island.
    • The Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Burkett Cemetery
    • Nebraska Veterans Home Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101463 <5>
  • West Lawn Park Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Alda Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Grand Island Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Cairo.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101016 <5>
  • East Grand Island Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • St. Libory Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cameron Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Weigert Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weigert Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weigert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (113 more) ...
    • Wiegert Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Wood River Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Swedish Pioneer Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Abbott had a population of 46 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Cairo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Alda
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alda
    • Alda is located in Hall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alda <1>
  • Grand Island
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cameron
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
    • Cameron is located in Hall County
  • Saint Libory
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Dannebrog
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dannebrog have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dannebrog
    • Dannebrog is located in Howard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dannebrog <1>
  • Wood River
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lockwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
    • Lockwood is located in Merrick County
  • Nysted
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nysted
    • Nysted is located in Howard County
  • Doniphan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doniphan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
    • Doniphan is located in Hall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doniphan <1>
  • Boelus
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Michael
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Michael have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michael
    • Saint Michael is located in Buffalo County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Saint Paul
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Chapman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Shelton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton
      • Shelton is located in Buffalo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelton <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Abbott ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Abbott.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Abbott, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Abbott.

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 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 Abbott:

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

The official website for Hall County: www.hcgi.org/

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Abbott) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Abbott. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9747, Longitude: -98.4815       In this case, the coordinates for Abbott have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<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 Abbott, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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