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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 Blue Hill (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 Blue Hill. 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.

Blue Hill is located in Webster 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 Webster County: Jewell (KS), Smith (KS), Adams, Clay, Franklin, Kearney & Nuckolls.

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

  • Webster County     (The home county of Blue Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Hill, with the one closest to Blue Hill listed first.
    • Rosemont
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
      • Rosemont is located in Webster County
    • Bladen
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Cowles
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowles
      • Cowles is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
    • Amboy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
      • Amboy is located in Webster County
    • Red Cloud
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Guide Rock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guide Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guide Rock
      • Guide Rock is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guide Rock <1>
    • Pawnee Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pawnee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee Village
      • Pawnee Village is located in Webster County
    • Inavale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Hill, with the one closest to Blue Hill listed first.
    • Ayr
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayr have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayr
      • Ayr is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ayr <1>
    • Roseland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Assumption
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
      • Assumption is located in Adams County
    • Holstein
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Good Samaritan Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Samaritan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Samaritan Village
      • Good Samaritan Village is located in Adams County
    • Hastings
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Juniata
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Blaine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
      • Blaine is located in Adams County
    • Kenesaw
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenesaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenesaw
      • Kenesaw is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenesaw <1>
    • Hayland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayland
      • Hayland is located in Adams County
    • Hansen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansen
      • Hansen is located in Adams County
    • Prosser
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prosser have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser
      • Prosser is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
  • Buffalo County
    • Denman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denman
      • Denman is located in Buffalo County
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Hill, with the one closest to Blue Hill listed first.
    • Glenvil
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Deweese
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Fairfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Inland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Clay Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Edgar
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Trumbull
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trumbull have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull
      • Trumbull is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trumbull <1>
    • Harvard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Verona
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
      • Verona is located in Clay County
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Hill, with the one closest to Blue Hill listed first.
    • Campbell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
      • Campbell is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbell <1>
    • Riverton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
      • Riverton is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <1>
    • Upland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Macon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
      • Macon is located in Franklin County
  • Hall County
    • Doniphan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doniphan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
      • Doniphan is located in Hall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doniphan <1>
  • Kearney County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Hill, with the one closest to Blue Hill listed first.
    • Norman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Heartwell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heartwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartwell
      • Heartwell is located in Kearney County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heartwell <1>
    • Minden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Valley City ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
      • Valley City is located in Kearney County
  • Nuckolls County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Hill, with the one closest to Blue Hill listed first.
    • Lawrence
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
      • Lawrence is located in Nuckolls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <1>
    • Nelson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Angus
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
      • Angus is located in Nuckolls County
    • Nora
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
      • Nora is located in Nuckolls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
    • Oak
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
      • Oak is located in Nuckolls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak <1>
    • Sedan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
      • Sedan is located in Nuckolls County
    • Superior
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Smith County (KS)
    • Womer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womer
      • Womer is located in Smith County (KS)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Blue Hill ...

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 126 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blue Hill.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

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

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 Blue Hill:

Cemeteries Near Blue Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blue Hill.

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

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

  • Blue Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Hill Cemetery
  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Walker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
  • Saxour Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cloverton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cloverton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cloverton Cemetery
  • Presbyterian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presbyterian Cemetery
  • Oak Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Batin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Batin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Batin Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
  • East Lawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Lawn Cemetery
  • Plainview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plainview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plainview Cemetery
  • Roseland Mennonite Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (122 more) ...
    • Kingston Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Kingston Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kingston Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2161459 <4>
    • Blue Valley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Immanuel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Blue Hill had a population of 796 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Blue Hill had a population of 850 people.

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

  • Rosemont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
    • Rosemont is located in Webster County
  • Pauline
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pauline have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauline
    • Pauline is located in Adams County
  • Ayr
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayr have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayr
    • Ayr is located in Adams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ayr <1>
  • Bladen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lawrence
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
    • Lawrence is located in Nuckolls County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <1>
  • Brickton ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brickton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickton
    • Brickton is located in Adams County
  • Cowles
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowles
    • Cowles is located in Webster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
  • Roseland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Ranch ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Ranch
    • Spring Ranch is located in Clay County
  • Holstein
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Clare
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Clare have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clare
    • Mount Clare is located in Nuckolls County
  • Glenvil
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Campbell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
      • Campbell is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbell <1>
    • Amboy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
      • Amboy is located in Webster County
    • Deweese
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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

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

The official website for Webster County: www.co.webster.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 '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- Blue Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blue Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3330, Longitude: -98.4484       In this case, the coordinates for Blue Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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.
<6>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 Blue Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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