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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 Arborville (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 Arborville. 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.

Arborville is located in York 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 York County: Butler, Clay, Fillmore, Hamilton, Polk, Saline & Seward.

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

  • York County     (The home county of Arborville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arborville, with the one closest to Arborville listed first.
    • Benedict
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Bradshaw
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Thayer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
      • Thayer is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
    • York
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Henderson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Waco
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Gresham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Lushton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lushton
      • Lushton is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
    • McCool Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arborville, with the one closest to Arborville listed first.
    • Surprise
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
      • Surprise is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
    • Rising City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ulysses
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arborville, with the one closest to Arborville listed first.
    • Sutton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Saronville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saronville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saronville
      • Saronville is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saronville <1>
  • Fillmore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arborville, with the one closest to Arborville listed first.
    • Bixby
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
      • Bixby is located in Fillmore County
    • Grafton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Fairmont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Hall County
    • Grand Island
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arborville, with the one closest to Arborville listed first.
    • Hordville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Kronborg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kronborg
      • Kronborg is located in Hamilton County
    • Hampton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Overland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland
      • Overland is located in Hamilton County
    • Marquette
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Aurora
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Aurora is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,490 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <1>
    • Stockham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockham
      • Stockham is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
    • Phillips
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Giltner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Giltner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giltner
      • Giltner is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Giltner <1>
  • Howard County
  • Merrick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arborville, with the one closest to Arborville listed first.
    • Clarks
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
      • Clarks is located in Merrick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks <1>
    • Central City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hord
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
      • Hord is located in Merrick County
    • Chapman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Silver Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Archer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Worms
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worms
      • Worms is located in Merrick County
    • Palmer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
      • Palmer is located in Merrick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmer <1>
  • Nance County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arborville, with the one closest to Arborville listed first.
    • Krakow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krakow
      • Krakow is located in Nance County
    • Fullerton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Genoa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Platte County
    • Duncan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
      • Duncan is located in Platte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <1>
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arborville, with the one closest to Arborville listed first.
    • Polk
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Stromsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Swedehome
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedehome
      • Swedehome is located in Polk County
    • Osceola
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Shelby
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Seward County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arborville, with the one closest to Arborville listed first.
    • Utica
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Tamora
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamora
      • Tamora is located in Seward County
    • Beaver Crossing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cordova
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Arborville ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Arborville.

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

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 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 Arborville:

Cemeteries Near Arborville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arborville.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Arborville, with the one closest to Arborville 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Arborville had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Benedict
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Bradshaw
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Hampton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Stromsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Swedehome
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedehome
    • Swedehome is located in Polk County
  • Marquette
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Clarks
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
    • Clarks is located in Merrick County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks <1>
  • Central City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • York
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Houston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
    • Houston is located in York County
  • Thayer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
    • Thayer is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
  • Osceola
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Paddock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paddock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock
      • Paddock is located in Merrick County
    • Aurora
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Aurora is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,490 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <1>
    • Henderson
      (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 Arborville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Arborville.

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

The official website for York County: www.yorkcounty.ne.gov/

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

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 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Arborville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arborville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0229, Longitude: -97.7744    
<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.
<5>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 Arborville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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