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 Bennington (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 Bennington. 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.
Bennington is located in Douglas 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 Douglas County: Pottawattamie (IA), Dodge, Sarpy, Saunders & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Bennington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bennington:
- Douglas County (The home county of Bennington)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennington, with the one closest to Bennington listed first.
- Elk City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elk City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Irvington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Irvington is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Boys Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Briggs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Briggs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
- King Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- King Lake is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Lake
- Waterloo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elkhorn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Omaha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Home Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Home Park is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Park
- Millard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ralston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Venice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Venice is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
- Burt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennington, with the one closest to Bennington listed first.
- Tekamah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Craig
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennington, with the one closest to Bennington listed first.
- Cedar Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cullom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cullom is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
- Louisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- South Bend
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Plattsmouth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mynard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mynard is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mynard
- Manley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennington, with the one closest to Bennington listed first.
- Fremont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Inglewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Inglewood is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
- Fontanelle
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fontanelle is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanelle
- Telbasta
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Telbasta is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telbasta
- Nickerson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Winslow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ames
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hooper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Uehling
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sarpy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennington, with the one closest to Bennington listed first.
- Chalco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Portal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Portal is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
- La Vista
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Papillion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gretna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Richfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Avery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Avery is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Gilmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmore is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Springfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bellevue
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Linoma Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Linoma Beach is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linoma Beach
- La Platte
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- La Platte is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Platte
- Saunders County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennington, with the one closest to Bennington listed first.
- Yutan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leshara
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Woodcliff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Woodcliff is located in Saunders County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcliff
- Wann
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wann is located in Saunders County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wann
- Mead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Memphis
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Bluffs
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Colon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ithaca
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wahoo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Swedeburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Swedeburg is located in Saunders County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeburg
- Malmo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennington, with the one closest to Bennington listed first.
- Washington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kennard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fort Calhoun
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- De Soto ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- De Soto is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- De Soto has also been known as:
- DeSoto
- Arlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blair
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Herman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Admah ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Admah is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admah
- Harrison County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennington, with the one closest to Bennington listed first.
- California Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- California Junction is located in Harrison County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Junction
- Missouri Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Modale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mondamin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Magnolia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Harrison County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Logan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Logan is located in Harrison County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,403 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <1>
- Orson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Orson is located in Harrison County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orson
- Mills County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennington, with the one closest to Bennington listed first.
- Hentons ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hentons is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentons
- Folsom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Folsom is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Mineola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pacific City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pacific City is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
- Glenwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pacific Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pottawattamie County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennington, with the one closest to Bennington listed first.
- Carter Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Crescent
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Honey Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Honey Creek is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Loveland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Loveland is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
- Council Bluffs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chautauqua
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Chautauqua is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Pigeon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pigeon is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Weston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Weston is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- McClelland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Underwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dumfries
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dumfries is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
- Neola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Neola is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neola <1>
- Treynor
(30 miles [48.3 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>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bennington, see our County-by-County Page for Bennington.
Cemeteries Near Bennington ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bennington.
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 Bennington - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bennington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bennington, with the one closest to Bennington listed first.
- Flower Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Flower Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Omaha.
- The Flower Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- German Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100642 <2>
- German Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Prairie View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Memorial Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Omaha.
- The Union Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Noyce Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
- Union Memorial / Noyce / Thomas Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2161552 <2>
- Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elk City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kennard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (212 more) ...
- Servants of Mary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Springwell Danish Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brewster Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brewster Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Blair.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2280029 <2>
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Bennington had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bennington had a population of 1,518 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bennington, with the one closest to Bennington listed first.
- Washington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elk City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elk City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Irvington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Irvington is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Kennard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Waterloo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Briggs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Briggs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
- Elkhorn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Calhoun
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Omaha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- De Soto ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- De Soto is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- De Soto has also been known as:
- DeSoto
- Millard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Arlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chalco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Blair
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bennington. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bennington.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Bennington ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bennington.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Bennington. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Bennington and those printed in the larger area surrounding Bennington.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Bennington.
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 Bennington:
- Websites specific to Nebraska
- Pages specific to Douglas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burt County
- Cass County
- Dodge County
- Sarpy County
- Saunders County
- Washington 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Bennington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Bennington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |