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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Admah. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Admah to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Admah, please Contact Us.

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 Admah (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 Admah. 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 Admah ...

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.

Another variation: Admaha.

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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Admah is historic, it would have been located within present day Washington County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Harrison (IA), Pottawattamie (IA), Burt, Dodge & Douglas.

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

  • Washington County     (The home county of Admah)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Admah, with the one closest to Admah listed first.
    • Herman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Arlington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Blair
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Blair is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,948 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blair <2>
    • Kennard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • De Soto ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • De Soto is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
      • De Soto has also been known as:
      • DeSoto
    • Washington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fort Calhoun
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Burt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Admah, with the one closest to Admah listed first.
    • Craig
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Tekamah
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Bertha
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Bertha is located in Burt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
    • Lyons
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Decatur
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Colfax County
    • Rogers
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Rogers is located in Colfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • Cuming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Admah, with the one closest to Admah listed first.
    • West Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • West Point is located in Cuming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,237 people
      • West Point has also been known as:
      • Westpoint
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <2>
    • Monterey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Monterey is located in Cuming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
    • Bancroft
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Beemer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Aloys
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Aloys is located in Cuming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aloys
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Admah, with the one closest to Admah listed first.
    • Telbasta
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Telbasta is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telbasta
    • Winslow
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Uehling
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hooper
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Fontanelle
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Fontanelle is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanelle
    • Nickerson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Scribner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Fremont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Crowell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Crowell is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowell
    • Inglewood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Inglewood is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglewood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
    • Ames
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Snyder
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Admah, with the one closest to Admah listed first.
    • Elk City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Elk City is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
    • Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Bennington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • King Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • King Lake is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Lake
    • Waterloo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Elkhorn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Venice
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Venice is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
    • Briggs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Briggs is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
    • Irvington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Irvington is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
  • Saunders County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Admah, with the one closest to Admah listed first.
    • Woodcliff
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Woodcliff is located in Saunders County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcliff
    • Cedar Bluffs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Leshara
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Morse Bluff
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Colon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Yutan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Yutan is located in Saunders County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yutan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yutan <2>
    • Mead
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Mead is located in Saunders County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mead <2>
  • Thurston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Admah, with the one closest to Admah listed first.
    • Rosalie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Macy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Harrison County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Admah, with the one closest to Admah listed first.
    • Mondamin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Modale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Modale is located in Harrison County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Modale <2>
    • Little Sioux
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • California Junction
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • California Junction is located in Harrison County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Junction
    • Orson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Orson is located in Harrison County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orson
    • Magnolia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Magnolia is located in Harrison County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
    • Pisgah
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Pisgah is located in Harrison County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pisgah <2>
    • Missouri Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Monona County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Admah, with the one closest to Admah listed first.
    • Blencoe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Blencoe is located in Monona County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blencoe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
    • Onawa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Onawa is located in Monona County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onawa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,766 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onawa <2>
  • Pottawattamie County (IA)
    • Loveland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Loveland is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland

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

Cemeteries Near Admah ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Admah.

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

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

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

  • East Admah Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Admah Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • West Admah Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • New England Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Vacoma Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Argo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Logan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Baptist Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Swaburg Baptist Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Telbasta Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Craig Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (112 more) ...
    • Uehling Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Hooper Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hooper Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Hooper.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100797 <4>

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.

Admah itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 38 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Argo ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Argo is located in Burt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
  • Telbasta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Telbasta is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telbasta
  • Hooper
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Craig
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Fontanelle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Fontanelle is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanelle
  • Herman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Nickerson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Orum
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Orum is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orum
  • Tekamah
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Scribner
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Arlington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Blair
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Blair is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,948 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blair <2>
    • Bertha
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Bertha is located in Burt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
    • Fremont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Admah ...

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 144 newspapers that have been published in the area around Admah.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Admah:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Admah, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 from Point A (ie- Admah) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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.