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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 Alexandria (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 Alexandria. 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 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.

Alexandria is located in Thayer 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 Thayer County: Republic (KS), Washington (KS), Fillmore, Jefferson & Nuckolls.

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

  • Thayer County     (The home county of Alexandria)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alexandria, with the one closest to Alexandria listed first.
    • Gilead
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
      • Gilead is located in Thayer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilead <2>
    • Belvidere
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Bruning
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hebron
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Carleton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carleton
      • Carleton is located in Thayer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carleton <2>
    • Hubbell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbell
      • Hubbell is located in Thayer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbell <2>
    • Deshler
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deshler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deshler
      • Deshler is located in Thayer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deshler <2>
    • Chester
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Davenport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Byron
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Clay County
    • Ong
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Fillmore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alexandria, with the one closest to Alexandria listed first.
    • Ohiowa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Strang
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strang have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strang
      • Strang is located in Fillmore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strang <2>
    • Milligan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Shickley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Geneva
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Exeter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
      • Exeter is located in Fillmore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <2>
    • Fairmont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Gage County
    • Ellis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
      • Ellis is located in Gage County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alexandria, with the one closest to Alexandria listed first.
    • Powell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
      • Powell is located in Jefferson County
    • Daykin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daykin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daykin
      • Daykin is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daykin <2>
    • Reynolds
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Fairbury
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Thompson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Thompson is located in Jefferson County
    • Jansen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jansen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jansen
      • Jansen is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jansen <2>
    • Endicott
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Endicott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott
      • Endicott is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Endicott <2>
    • Plymouth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
      • Plymouth is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <2>
    • Harbine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbine
      • Harbine is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
    • Steele City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steele City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele City
      • Steele City is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steele City <2>
    • Diller
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Nuckolls County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alexandria, with the one closest to Alexandria listed first.
    • Ruskin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruskin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
      • Ruskin is located in Nuckolls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruskin <2>
    • Oak
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
      • Oak is located in Nuckolls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak <2>
    • Sedan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
      • Sedan is located in Nuckolls County
  • Saline County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alexandria, with the one closest to Alexandria listed first.
    • Tobias
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Western
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Swanton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • De Witt
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilber
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Friend
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Republic County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alexandria, with the one closest to Alexandria listed first.
    • Narka
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narka
      • Narka is located in Republic County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
    • Munden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munden
      • Munden is located in Republic County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
    • Cuba
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
      • Cuba is located in Republic County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <2>
  • Washington County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alexandria, with the one closest to Alexandria listed first.
    • Mahaska
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahaska have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahaska
      • Mahaska is located in Washington County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
    • Blocker ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blocker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocker
      • Blocker is located in Washington County (KS)
    • Haddam
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haddam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddam
      • Haddam is located in Washington County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
      • Haddam has also been known as:
      • Haddam City
      • West Haddam
    • Hollenberg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollenberg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollenberg
      • Hollenberg is located in Washington County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
    • Morrowville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrowville
      • Morrowville is located in Washington County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Alexandria ...

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 206 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alexandria.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Alexandria. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Alexandria and those printed in the larger area surrounding Alexandria.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Alexandria.

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 Alexandria:

Cemeteries Near Alexandria ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alexandria.

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

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

  • Alexandria Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alexandria Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alexandria Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • Meridian Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meridian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meridian Cemetery
  • Powell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Cemetery
  • Pleasant Plain Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Plain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Plain Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
  • Eureka Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eureka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eureka Cemetery
  • Franklin Union Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (127 more) ...
    • Richland Center Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richland Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland Center Cemetery
    • Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery

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 Alexandria had a population of 515 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Alexandria had a population of 168 people.

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

  • Powell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
    • Powell is located in Jefferson County
  • Gilead
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
    • Gilead is located in Thayer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilead <2>
  • Gladstone
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
    • Gladstone is located in Jefferson County
  • Daykin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daykin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daykin
    • Daykin is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daykin <2>
  • Belvidere
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hebron
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bower ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bower have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower
    • Bower is located in Jefferson County
  • Bruning
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ohiowa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Tobias
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Reynolds
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Fairbury
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Thompson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Thompson is located in Jefferson County
    • Western
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Strang
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strang have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strang
      • Strang is located in Fillmore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strang <2>

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

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

The official website for Thayer County: www.thayercounty.ne.gov/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Alexandria) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alexandria. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2462, Longitude: -97.3895    
<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 Alexandria, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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