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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 southwest 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 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.

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 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)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arago, with the one closest to Arago listed first.
    • Barada
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rulo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rulo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rulo
      • Rulo is located in Richardson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rulo <3>
    • Preston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in Richardson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
    • Falls City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
      • Falls City is located in Richardson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,076 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls City <3>
    • Straussville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Verdon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Shubert
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Salem
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Stella
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Dawson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Nim City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nim City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nim City
      • Nim City is located in Richardson County
    • Humboldt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Nemaha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arago, with the one closest to Arago listed first.
    • Saint Deroin ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Nemaha
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Brownville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Howe
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Auburn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Auburn is located in Nemaha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,342 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <3>
    • Peru
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rohrs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pawnee County
  • Fremont County (IA)
    • High Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for High Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Creek
      • High Creek is located in Fremont County (IA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to High Creek
      • From Arago to High Creek
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
      • Hamlin is located in Brown County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
      • Hamlin has also been known as:
      • Hamilton
    • Morrill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
      • Morrill is located in Brown County (KS)
      • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sun Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Springs
      • Sun Springs is located in Brown County (KS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sun Springs
      • From Arago to Sun Springs
    • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
      • Baker is located in Brown County (KS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Baker
      • From Arago to Baker
    • Powhattan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powhattan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
      • Powhattan is located in Brown County (KS)
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
      • Highland is located in Doniphan County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <3>
    • Sparks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
      • Sparks is located in Doniphan County (KS)
    • Leona
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leona
      • Leona is located in Doniphan County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
    • Fanning
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fanning have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning
      • Fanning is located in Doniphan County (KS)
    • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berwick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
      • Berwick is located in Nemaha County (KS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Berwick
      • From Arago to Berwick
    • Sabetha
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bern
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bern have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bern
      • Bern is located in Nemaha County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
      • Fairfax is located in Atchison County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <3>
    • Phelps City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phelps City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps City
      • Phelps City is located in Atchison County (MO)
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmers City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers City
      • Farmers City is located in Atchison County (MO)
    • Westboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
      • Westboro is located in Atchison County (MO)
      • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corning. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
      • Corning is located in Holt County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Corning
      • From Arago to Corning
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bigelow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
      • Bigelow is located in Holt County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Fortescue
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fortescue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortescue
      • Fortescue is located in Holt County (MO)
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
      • Forest City is located in Holt County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest City <3>
    • Maitland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maitland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland
      • Maitland is located in Holt County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
    • Oregon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oregon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
      • Oregon is located in Holt County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 735 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon <3>
    • New Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Forbes
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forbes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
      • Forbes is located in Holt County (MO)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Forbes
      • From Arago to Forbes
  • Nodaway County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arago, with the one closest to Arago listed first.
    • Graham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Skidmore
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Quitman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quitman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
      • Quitman is located in Nodaway County (MO)
      • Estimated population in 2017: 42 people
    • Burlington Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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.

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 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corning. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
    • Corning is located in Holt County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Corning
    • From Arago to Corning
  • Barada
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rulo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rulo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rulo
    • Rulo is located in Richardson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rulo <3>
  • Falls City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
    • Falls City is located in Richardson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,076 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls City <3>
  • Preston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
    • Preston is located in Richardson County
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Milton is located in Atchison County (MO)
  • Bigelow
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bigelow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
    • Bigelow is located in Holt County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
  • Nishnabotna ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nishnabotna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nishnabotna
    • Nishnabotna is located in Atchison County (MO)
  • Fortescue
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fortescue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortescue
    • Fortescue is located in Holt County (MO)
    • 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]<6>. 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 turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Arago:

The official website for Richardson County: www.co.richardson.ne.us/

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

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>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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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>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 from Point A (ie- Arago) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arago. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1522, Longitude: -95.4822       In this case, the coordinates for Arago have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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