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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 Bancroft (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 Bancroft. 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.

Bancroft is located in Cuming 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 Cuming County: Burt, Colfax, Dodge, Stanton, Thurston & Wayne.

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

  • Cuming County     (The home county of Bancroft)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
    • Beemer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • West Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
      • West Point is located in Cuming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,237 people
      • West Point has also been known as:
      • Westpoint
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <1>
    • Wisner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Monterey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
      • Monterey is located in Cuming County
    • Aloys
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aloys
      • Aloys is located in Cuming County
  • Burt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
    • Lyons
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
      • Lyons is located in Burt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <1>
    • Oakland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bertha
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
      • Bertha is located in Burt County
    • Decatur
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Craig
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craig have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
      • Craig is located in Burt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craig <1>
    • Tekamah
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Colfax County
    • Howells
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells
      • Howells is located in Colfax County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howells <1>
  • Dakota County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
    • Homer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Hubbard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Dakota City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Jackson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Jackson is located in Dakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <1>
  • Dixon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
    • Emerson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
      • Emerson is located in Dixon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emerson <1>
    • Wakefield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
    • Uehling
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uehling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uehling
      • Uehling is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uehling <1>
    • Crowell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowell
      • Crowell is located in Dodge County
    • Snyder
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snyder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
      • Snyder is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snyder <1>
    • Scribner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Dodge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
      • Dodge is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodge <1>
    • Hooper
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper
      • Hooper is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 828 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hooper <1>
    • Winslow
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winslow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
      • Winslow is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winslow <1>
  • Stanton County
    • Pilger
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Thurston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
    • Rosalie
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosalie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosalie
      • Rosalie is located in Thurston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosalie <1>
    • Pender
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Walthill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walthill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthill
      • Walthill is located in Thurston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walthill <1>
    • Macy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macy
      • Macy is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macy <1>
    • Thurston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thurston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
      • Thurston is located in Thurston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurston <1>
    • Winnebago
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnebago have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnebago
      • Winnebago is located in Thurston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnebago <1>
  • Washington County
    • Herman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wayne County
    • Wayne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
      • Wayne is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,758 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <1>
  • Monona County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
    • Albaton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albaton
      • Albaton is located in Monona County (IA)
    • Whiting
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiting have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
      • Whiting is located in Monona County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiting <1>
    • Onawa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onawa
      • Onawa is located in Monona County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,766 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onawa <1>
    • Blencoe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blencoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blencoe
      • Blencoe is located in Monona County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
  • Woodbury County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
    • Sloan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sloan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
      • Sloan is located in Woodbury County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sloan <1>
    • Salix
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salix have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salix
      • Salix is located in Woodbury County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salix <1>
    • Sergeant Bluff
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sergeant Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergeant Bluff
      • Sergeant Bluff is located in Woodbury County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,119 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sergeant Bluff <1>
    • Hornick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hornick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornick
      • Hornick is located in Woodbury County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
    • Glen Ellen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ellen
      • Glen Ellen is located in Woodbury County (IA)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Bancroft ...

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 164 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bancroft.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Bancroft. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Bancroft and those printed in the larger area surrounding Bancroft.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Bancroft.

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 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 Bancroft:

Cemeteries Near Bancroft ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bancroft.

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

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

  • Bancroft Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bancroft Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bancroft Cemetery
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
  • Lyons Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyons Cemetery
  • Covenant Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Pilcher Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Walthill Evergreen Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Marks Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marks Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Pender.
    • The St. Marks Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Marks Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marks Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101335 <4>
  • St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Pender.
    • The Rose Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pender Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101244 <4>
  • Dewitt Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dewitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dewitt Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
  • St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (87 more) ...
    • Beemer Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beemer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beemer Cemetery
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery

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 Bancroft had a population of 344 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bancroft had a population of 470 people.

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

  • Lyons
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
    • Lyons is located in Burt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <1>
  • Pender
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Beemer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • West Point
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
    • West Point is located in Cuming County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,237 people
    • West Point has also been known as:
    • Westpoint
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <1>
  • Oakland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bertha
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
    • Bertha is located in Burt County
  • Decatur
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Winnebago
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnebago have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnebago
    • Winnebago is located in Thurston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnebago <1>
  • Saint Charles
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
    • Saint Charles is located in Cuming County
  • Wisner
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Bismarck ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bismarck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck
    • Bismarck is located in Cuming County
  • Albaton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albaton
    • Albaton is located in Monona County (IA)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Monterey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
      • Monterey is located in Cuming County
    • Craig
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craig have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
      • Craig is located in Burt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craig <1>
    • Emerson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
      • Emerson is located in Dixon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emerson <1>

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

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

The official website for Cuming County: www.co.cuming.ne.us/

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bancroft) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bancroft. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0128, Longitude: -96.5728    
<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 Bancroft, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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