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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 Barneston (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 Barneston. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Barneston is located in Gage 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 Gage County: Marshall (KS), Washington (KS), Jefferson, Johnson, Lancaster, Otoe, Pawnee & Saline.

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

  • Gage County     (The home county of Barneston)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barneston, with the one closest to Barneston listed first.
    • Liberty
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Wymore
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Blue Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Holmesville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Odell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Rockford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
      • Rockford is located in Gage County
    • Virginia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
      • Virginia is located in Gage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia <1>
    • Filley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Lanham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
      • Lanham is located in Gage County
    • Beatrice
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ellis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
      • Ellis is located in Gage County
    • Pickrell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barneston, with the one closest to Barneston listed first.
    • Diller
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Harbine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbine
      • Harbine is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
    • Steele City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steele City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele City
      • Steele City is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steele City <1>
    • Endicott
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Endicott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott
      • Endicott is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Endicott <1>
    • Plymouth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
      • Plymouth is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <1>
    • Jansen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jansen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jansen
      • Jansen is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jansen <1>
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barneston, with the one closest to Barneston listed first.
    • Crab Orchard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
      • Crab Orchard is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crab Orchard <1>
    • Vesta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
      • Vesta is located in Johnson County
    • Elk Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Mary
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary
      • Saint Mary is located in Johnson County
    • Tecumseh
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sterling
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Pawnee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barneston, with the one closest to Barneston listed first.
    • Burchard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lewiston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewiston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
      • Lewiston is located in Pawnee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <1>
    • Steinauer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pawnee City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Table Rock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Du Bois
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Saline County
    • De Witt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Marshall County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barneston, with the one closest to Barneston listed first.
    • Oketo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketo
      • Oketo is located in Marshall County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
    • Marietta
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
      • Marietta is located in Marshall County (KS)
    • Summerfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Home
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Home have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
      • Home is located in Marshall County (KS)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Home <1>
    • Marysville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Carden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden
      • Carden is located in Marshall County (KS)
    • Beattie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattie
      • Beattie is located in Marshall County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
    • Bremen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
      • Bremen is located in Marshall County (KS)
    • Winifred
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifred
      • Winifred is located in Marshall County (KS)
    • Alcove Spring ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcove Spring
      • Alcove Spring is located in Marshall County (KS)
    • Axtell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
      • Axtell is located in Marshall County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
    • Blue Rapids
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Rapids
      • Blue Rapids is located in Marshall County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Rapids <1>
  • Nemaha County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barneston, with the one closest to Barneston listed first.
    • Baileyville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
      • Baileyville is located in Nemaha County (KS)
    • Saint Benedict ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Benedict
      • Saint Benedict is located in Nemaha County (KS)
    • Central City ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Central City is located in Nemaha County (KS)
    • Seneca
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
      • Seneca is located in Nemaha County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,079 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <1>
  • Washington County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barneston, with the one closest to Barneston listed first.
    • Lanham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
      • Lanham is located in Washington County (KS)
    • Hanover
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
      • Hanover is located in Washington County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <1>
    • Hollenberg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollenberg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollenberg
      • Hollenberg is located in Washington County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
    • Barnes
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
      • Barnes is located in Washington County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnes <1>
    • Washington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenleaf
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
      • Greenleaf is located in Washington County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenleaf <1>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Barneston ...

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 206 newspapers that have been published in the area around Barneston.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

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

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 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 Barneston:

Cemeteries Near Barneston ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Barneston.

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

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

  • Barneston Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barneston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barneston Cemetery
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • 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
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
  • Kinney Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Kinney Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Baker Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kinney Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Oketo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oketo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oketo Cemetery
  • North Elm Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Elm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Elm Cemetery
  • Mission Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mission Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mission Creek Cemetery
  • Continue List   (148 more) ...
    • Mission Creek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Tanner Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tanner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tanner Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101532 <4>
    • Blue Springs Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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.<5>

While we didn't find Barneston in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Barneston.

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

  • Liberty
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Oketo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketo
    • Oketo is located in Marshall County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
  • Wymore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Marietta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
    • Marietta is located in Marshall County (KS)
  • Blue Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Armour ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armour have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
    • Armour is located in Pawnee County
  • Bookwalter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bookwalter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookwalter
    • Bookwalter is located in Pawnee County
  • Holmesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Summerfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Tate ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate
    • Tate is located in Pawnee County
  • Odell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Herkimer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herkimer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herkimer
    • Herkimer is located in Marshall County (KS)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Burchard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Marysville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Home
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Home have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
      • Home is located in Marshall County (KS)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Home <1>

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

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

The official website for Gage County: www.co.gage.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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Barneston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Barneston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0492, Longitude: -96.5740    
<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 Barneston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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