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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 Alvo (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 Alvo. 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 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 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.

Alvo is located in Cass 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 Cass County: Fremont (IA), Mills (IA), Lancaster, Otoe, Sarpy & Saunders.

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

  • Cass County     (The home county of Alvo)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alvo, with the one closest to Alvo listed first.
    • Eagle
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Elmwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wabash
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Wabash is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
    • Murdock
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Manley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • South Bend
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Weeping Water
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Avoca
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Louisville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Nehawka
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Cullom
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Cullom is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alvo, with the one closest to Alvo listed first.
    • Venice
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Venice is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
    • Millard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Elkhorn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Waterloo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Boys Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ralston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • King Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • King Lake is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Lake
  • Gage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alvo, with the one closest to Alvo listed first.
    • Adams
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Cortland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alvo, with the one closest to Alvo listed first.
    • Cook
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cook is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cook <1>
    • Sterling
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Lancaster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alvo, with the one closest to Alvo listed first.
    • Prairie Home
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Prairie Home is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
    • Waverly
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Walton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Havelock
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Havelock is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
    • Bennet
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cheney
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Cheney is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheney
    • Pine Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine Lake is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
    • College View
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • College View is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College View
    • Arbor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Arbor is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor
    • Davey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Davey is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davey <1>
    • Belmont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Belmont is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Gaslight Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Gaslight Village is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
    • Lincoln
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Lincoln is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 290,505 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <1>
  • Otoe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alvo, with the one closest to Alvo listed first.
    • Palmyra
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Unadilla
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Otoe
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Syracuse
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Douglas
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Burr
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Dunbar
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Wyoming
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Wyoming is located in Otoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
    • Lorton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Nebraska City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Talmage
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sarpy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alvo, with the one closest to Alvo listed first.
    • Linoma Beach
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Linoma Beach is located in Sarpy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linoma Beach
    • Gretna
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Springfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Richfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Chalco
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Papillion
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Portal
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Portal is located in Sarpy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
    • La Platte
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • La Platte is located in Sarpy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Platte
    • La Vista
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Gilmore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Gilmore is located in Sarpy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
  • Saunders County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alvo, with the one closest to Alvo listed first.
    • Ashland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Memphis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Ceresco
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Wann
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Wann is located in Saunders County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wann
    • Ithaca
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Swedeburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Swedeburg is located in Saunders County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeburg
    • Mead
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • 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 <1>
    • Yutan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • 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 <1>
    • Wahoo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Wahoo is located in Saunders County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,603 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wahoo <1>
    • Valparaiso
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Weston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Seward County
    • Pleasant Dale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Fremont County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alvo, with the one closest to Alvo listed first.
    • Bartlett
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Bartlett is located in Fremont County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
    • McPaul
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • McPaul is located in Fremont County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPaul

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

Cemeteries Near Alvo ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alvo.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alvo, with the one closest to Alvo 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Alvo had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Alvo had a population of 138 people.

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

  • Eagle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Elmwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wabash
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Wabash is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
  • Murdock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Waverly
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Prairie Home
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Prairie Home is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
  • Walton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Palmyra
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Manley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • South Bend
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ashland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Weeping Water
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Havelock
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Havelock is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
    • Bethany
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Bethany is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany

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

Newspapers Published in Alvo ...

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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alvo.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alvo, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alvo.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Alvo:

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>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 Alvo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alvo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.