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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 Bookwalter (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 Bookwalter. 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 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.

Bookwalter is located in Pawnee 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 Pawnee County: Marshall (KS), Nemaha (KS), Gage, Johnson, Nemaha & Richardson.

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

  • Pawnee County     (The home county of Bookwalter)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bookwalter, with the one closest to Bookwalter listed first.
    • Burchard
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Pawnee City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Lewiston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Steinauer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Table Rock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Du Bois
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Gage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bookwalter, with the one closest to Bookwalter listed first.
    • Liberty
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Barneston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Virginia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Blue Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Wymore
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Filley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Rockford is located in Gage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
    • Holmesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Odell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Beatrice
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lanham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Lanham is located in Gage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
    • Adams
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Jefferson County
    • Diller
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bookwalter, with the one closest to Bookwalter listed first.
    • Crab Orchard
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Vesta
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Vesta is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
    • Elk Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Tecumseh
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Mary
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Saint Mary is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary
    • Sterling
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Graf ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Graf is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graf
  • Richardson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bookwalter, with the one closest to Bookwalter listed first.
    • Humboldt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Nim City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Nim City is located in Richardson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nim City
    • Dawson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Marshall County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bookwalter, with the one closest to Bookwalter listed first.
    • Summerfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Oketo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Oketo is located in Marshall County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
    • Beattie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Beattie is located in Marshall County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
    • Axtell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Axtell is located in Marshall County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
    • Marietta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Marietta is located in Marshall County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
    • Home
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Carden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Carden is located in Marshall County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden
    • Winifred
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Winifred is located in Marshall County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifred
    • Marysville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Frankfort
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Frankfort is located in Marshall County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
    • Vermillion
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Bremen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Bremen is located in Marshall County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
  • Nemaha County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bookwalter, with the one closest to Bookwalter listed first.
    • Baileyville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Baileyville is located in Nemaha County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
    • Saint Benedict ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint Benedict is located in Nemaha County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Benedict
    • Central City ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Central City is located in Nemaha County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
    • Bern
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Bern is located in Nemaha County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bern
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
    • Seneca
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Seneca is located in Nemaha County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,079 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <1>
    • Centralia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Oneida
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Oneida is located in Nemaha County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Berwick
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Berwick is located in Nemaha County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
    • Kelly
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Kelly is located in Nemaha County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
  • Washington County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bookwalter, with the one closest to Bookwalter listed first.
    • Lanham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Lanham is located in Washington County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
    • Hanover
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hanover is located in Washington County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Bookwalter ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bookwalter.

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 Bookwalter - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bookwalter covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bookwalter, with the one closest to Bookwalter 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Bookwalter had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Summerfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Armour ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Armour is located in Pawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
  • Burchard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Liberty
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Violet ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Violet is located in Pawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
  • Saint Bridget
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Bridget is located in Marshall County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bridget
  • Summit
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Summit is located in Marshall County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
  • Tate ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Tate is located in Pawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate
  • Pawnee City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Mayberry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Mayberry is located in Pawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
  • Steinauer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lewiston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Oketo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Oketo is located in Marshall County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
    • Beattie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Beattie is located in Marshall County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
    • Axtell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Axtell is located in Marshall County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people

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

Newspapers Published in Bookwalter ...

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 103 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bookwalter.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bookwalter, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bookwalter.

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 helpful 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 Bookwalter:

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- Bookwalter) 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 Bookwalter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.