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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 Bellevue (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 Bellevue. 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.

Bellevue is located in Sarpy 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 Sarpy County: Mills (IA), Pottawattamie (IA), Cass, Douglas & Saunders.

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

  • Sarpy County     (The home county of Bellevue)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellevue, with the one closest to Bellevue listed first.
    • La Platte
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • La Vista
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vista
      • La Vista is located in Sarpy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,020 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Vista <2>
    • Papillion
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Papillion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papillion
      • Papillion is located in Sarpy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,293 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Papillion <2>
    • Richfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Springfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Sarpy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <2>
    • Chalco
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalco
      • Chalco is located in Sarpy County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chalco <2>
    • Gretna
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Linoma Beach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellevue, with the one closest to Bellevue listed first.
    • Cullom
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cullom. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
      • Cullom is located in Cass County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cullom
      • From Bellevue to Cullom
    • Plattsmouth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plattsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsmouth
      • Plattsmouth is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,416 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plattsmouth <2>
    • Mynard
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
      • Cedar Creek is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Creek <2>
    • Rock Bluff
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Murray
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Louisville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Manley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
      • Manley is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manley <2>
    • South Bend
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
      • South Bend is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Bend <2>
    • Nehawka
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Weeping Water
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weeping Water have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Water
      • Weeping Water is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,094 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weeping Water <2>
    • Union
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Murdock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellevue, with the one closest to Bellevue listed first.
    • Ralston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ralston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
      • Ralston is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,254 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ralston <2>
    • Omaha
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Home Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Boys Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Irvington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irvington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
      • Irvington is located in Douglas County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Irvington
      • From Bellevue to Irvington
    • Millard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Bennington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
      • Bennington is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennington <2>
    • Elkhorn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
      • Elkhorn is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhorn <2>
    • Waterloo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
      • Waterloo is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <2>
    • King Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Elk City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Venice
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
      • Valley is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley <2>
  • Otoe County
  • Saunders County
  • Washington County
  • Fremont County (IA)
  • Harrison County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellevue, with the one closest to Bellevue listed first.
    • California Junction
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Missouri Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missouri Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Valley
      • Missouri Valley is located in Harrison County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,576 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Missouri Valley <2>
    • Yorkshire
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yorkshire. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
      • Yorkshire is located in Harrison County (IA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Yorkshire
      • From Bellevue to Yorkshire
  • Mills County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellevue, with the one closest to Bellevue listed first.
    • Pacific City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacific City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
      • Pacific City is located in Mills County (IA)
    • Pacific Junction
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacific Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific Junction
      • Pacific Junction is located in Mills County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacific Junction <2>
    • Mineola
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
      • Mineola is located in Mills County (IA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineola <2>
    • Glenwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
      • Mills is located in Mills County (IA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mills
      • From Bellevue to Mills
    • Silver City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Malvern
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hastings
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hastings have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
      • Hastings is located in Mills County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Henderson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
      • Henderson is located in Mills County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <2>
    • Emerson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Pottawattamie County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellevue, with the one closest to Bellevue listed first.
    • Council Bluffs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Dumfries
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Carter Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Chautauqua
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Crescent
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
      • Crescent is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 618 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent <2>
    • Weston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Weston
      • From Bellevue to Weston
    • Treynor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • McClelland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClelland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClelland
      • McClelland is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClelland <2>
    • Honey Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
      • Honey Creek is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
    • Underwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Pigeon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pigeon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
      • Pigeon is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pigeon
      • From Bellevue to Pigeon
    • Loveland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
      • Loveland is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
    • Macedonia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Bellevue ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bellevue.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bellevue, with the one closest to Bellevue 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 Bellevue had a population of 387 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bellevue had a population of 53,270 people.

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

  • Avery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
    • Avery is located in Sarpy County
  • Gilmore
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
    • Gilmore is located in Sarpy County
  • South Omaha
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Omaha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Omaha
    • South Omaha is located in Douglas County
  • La Platte
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hentons ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hentons have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentons
    • Hentons is located in Mills County (IA)
  • Folsom
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folsom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
    • Folsom is located in Mills County (IA)
  • Papillion
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Papillion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papillion
    • Papillion is located in Sarpy County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,293 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Papillion <2>
  • Oreapolis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oreapolis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreapolis
    • Oreapolis is located in Cass County
  • Richfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cullom
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cullom. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
    • Cullom is located in Cass County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cullom
    • From Bellevue to Cullom
  • Council Bluffs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Portal
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
    • Portal is located in Sarpy County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Pacific City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacific City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
      • Pacific City is located in Mills County (IA)
    • Omaha
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Plattsmouth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plattsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsmouth
      • Plattsmouth is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,416 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plattsmouth <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Bellevue ...

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 210 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bellevue.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Bellevue. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Bellevue and those printed in the larger area surrounding Bellevue.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6> of Bellevue.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Bellevue:

The official website for Bellevue: www.bellevue.net/

The official website for Sarpy County: www.sarpy.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Bellevue, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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- Bellevue) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bellevue. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1512, Longitude: -95.9130    









 

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