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Introduction ...

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

We've added Arago to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Arago, 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 Arago (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 Arago. 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Arago is historic, it would have been located within present day Richardson 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 Richardson County: Brown (KS), Doniphan (KS), Nemaha (KS), Holt (MO), Nemaha & Pawnee.

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

  • Richardson County     (The home county of Arago)
  • Nemaha County
  • Pawnee County
  • Fremont County (IA)
  • Brown County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arago, with the one closest to Arago listed first.
    • Reserve
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Padonia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Hamlin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Hamlin is located in Brown County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
      • Hamlin has also been known as:
      • Hamilton
    • Morrill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Morrill is located in Brown County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
    • Hiawatha
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Sun Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Robinson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Fairview
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Baker ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Powhattan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Powhattan is located in Brown County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Willis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Doniphan County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arago, with the one closest to Arago listed first.
    • White Cloud
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Iowa Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Highland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Sparks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Sparks is located in Doniphan County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
    • Leona
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Leona is located in Doniphan County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leona
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
    • Fanning
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Fanning is located in Doniphan County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning
    • Severance
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Nemaha County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arago, with the one closest to Arago listed first.
    • Berwick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Sabetha
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bern
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Andrew County (MO)
  • Atchison County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arago, with the one closest to Arago listed first.
    • Fairfax
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Fairfax is located in Atchison County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <2>
    • Phelps City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Phelps City is located in Atchison County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps City
    • Rock Port
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Tarkio
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Watson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Farmers City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Farmers City is located in Atchison County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers City
    • Westboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Westboro is located in Atchison County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Holt County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arago, with the one closest to Arago listed first.
    • Corning
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Craig
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Big Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bigelow
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Bigelow is located in Holt County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Fortescue
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Fortescue is located in Holt County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortescue
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Mound City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Forest City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Maitland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Maitland is located in Holt County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
    • Oregon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • New Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Forbes
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Nodaway County (MO)

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

Cemeteries Near Arago ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arago.

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

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

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

Arago itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Craig
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Corning
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Barada
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rulo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Rulo is located in Richardson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rulo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rulo <2>
  • Falls City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Preston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Preston is located in Richardson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
  • Saint Deroin ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Milton ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Milton is located in Atchison County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Bigelow
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Bigelow is located in Holt County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
  • Nishnabotna ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Nishnabotna is located in Atchison County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nishnabotna
  • Fortescue
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fortescue is located in Holt County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortescue
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
  • Verdon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Arago ...

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 Arago.

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

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 Arago:

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 Arago, 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>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.
<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- Arago) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.