Our Genealogy Helper
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 Avery (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 Avery. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Avery is located in Sarpy 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 Sarpy County: Mills (IA), Pottawattamie (IA), Cass, Douglas & Saunders.
Below are the counties that are near Avery. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Avery:
- Sarpy County (The home county of Avery)
- The following are listed by their distance from Avery, with the one closest to Avery listed first.
- Bellevue
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gilmore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmore is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- La Platte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- La Platte is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Platte
- La Vista
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Papillion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Richfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Portal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Portal is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
- Chalco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Springfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gretna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Linoma Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Linoma Beach is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linoma Beach
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avery, with the one closest to Avery listed first.
- Cullom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cullom is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
- Plattsmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mynard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mynard is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mynard
- Rock Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rock Bluff is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
- Louisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Murray
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- South Bend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Manley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nehawka
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Weeping Water
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Murdock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avery, with the one closest to Avery listed first.
- Ralston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Omaha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Omaha is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478,393 people
- Omaha has also been known as:
- Omaha City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <1>
- Home Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Home Park is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Park
- Boys Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Irvington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Irvington is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Millard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Briggs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Briggs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
- Bennington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Elkhorn
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Waterloo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elk City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elk City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- King Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- King Lake is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Lake
- Otoe County
- Wyoming
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wyoming is located in Otoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Saunders County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avery, with the one closest to Avery listed first.
- Wann
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wann is located in Saunders County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wann
- Ashland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Yutan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Memphis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Leshara
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avery, with the one closest to Avery listed first.
- Fort Calhoun
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Washington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- De Soto ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- De Soto is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- De Soto has also been known as:
- DeSoto
- Kennard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blair
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fremont County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Avery, with the one closest to Avery listed first.
- Bartlett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bartlett is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Tabor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- McPaul
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- McPaul is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPaul
- Thurman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Thurman is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Randolph
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Percival
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Anderson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Harrison County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Avery, with the one closest to Avery listed first.
- California Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- California Junction is located in Harrison County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Junction
- Missouri Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Yorkshire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yorkshire is located in Harrison County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Mills County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Avery, with the one closest to Avery listed first.
- Hentons ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hentons is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentons
- Folsom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Folsom is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Pacific City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pacific City is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
- Mineola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pacific Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mills is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- Silver City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Silver City is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Malvern
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clark is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Hastings
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hastings is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Henderson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pottawattamie County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Avery, with the one closest to Avery listed first.
- Council Bluffs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Carter Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dumfries
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dumfries is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
- Chautauqua
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chautauqua is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Crescent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Weston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Weston is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Treynor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Treynor is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treynor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 967 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Treynor <1>
- McClelland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Honey Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Honey Creek is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Underwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pigeon is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Loveland
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Loveland is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Avery, see our County-by-County Page for Avery.
Cemeteries Near Avery ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Avery.
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 Avery - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Avery covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Avery, with the one closest to Avery listed first.
- Bellevue Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Offutt AFB Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beth Hamedrosh Hagodel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Anderson Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- The St. Mary's Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cassidy's Burial Ground
- St. Mary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101352 <2>
- Graceland Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Mary Magdalene Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Dale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- LaPlatte Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (220 more) ...
- Wall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bohemian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bohemian Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Omaha.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100413 <2>
- West Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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, Avery had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Avery, with the one closest to Avery listed first.
- Bellevue
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gilmore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmore is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- South Omaha
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Omaha is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Omaha
- La Platte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- La Platte is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Platte
- Hentons ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hentons is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentons
- Papillion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Folsom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Folsom is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Council Bluffs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Richfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oreapolis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oreapolis is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreapolis
- Omaha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Omaha is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478,393 people
- Omaha has also been known as:
- Omaha City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <1>
- Portal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Portal is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cullom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cullom is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
- Pacific City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pacific City is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
- Plattsmouth
(11 miles [17.7 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 Avery. See our List of 1890's Communities around Avery.
Newspapers Published in Avery ...
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 200 newspapers that have been published in the area around Avery.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Avery, 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 Avery.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Avery:
- Websites specific to Nebraska
- Pages specific to Sarpy County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cass County
- Douglas County
- Otoe County
- Saunders County
- Washington County
- Fremont County
- Harrison County
- Mills County
- Pottawattamie County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Nebraska
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 Avery, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Avery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |