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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 Brandon (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 Brandon. 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.

Brandon is located in Perkins 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 Perkins County: Phillips (CO), Sedgwick (CO), Chase, Hayes, Keith & Lincoln.

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

  • Perkins County     (The home county of Brandon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brandon, with the one closest to Brandon listed first.
    • Venango
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venango have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venango
      • Venango is located in Perkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Venango <2>
    • Grant
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
      • Grant is located in Perkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,104 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant <2>
    • Madrid
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madrid have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
      • Madrid is located in Perkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madrid <2>
    • Elsie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Chase County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brandon, with the one closest to Brandon listed first.
    • Lamar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
      • Lamar is located in Chase County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
    • Champion
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Crete
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
      • Crete is located in Chase County
    • Imperial
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Blanche ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blanche. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
      • Blanche is located in Chase County
  • Deuel County
    • Big Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Keith County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brandon, with the one closest to Brandon listed first.
    • Megeath
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Megeath have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megeath
      • Megeath is located in Keith County
    • Brule
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Ogallala
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Roscoe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
      • Roscoe is located in Keith County
  • Phillips County (CO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brandon, with the one closest to Brandon listed first.
    • Amherst
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amherst have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
      • Amherst is located in Phillips County (CO)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <2>
    • Holyoke
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
      • Holyoke is located in Phillips County (CO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,239 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holyoke <2>
  • Sedgwick County (CO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brandon, with the one closest to Brandon listed first.
    • Julesburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ovid
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
      • Ovid is located in Sedgwick County (CO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ovid <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Brandon ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brandon.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brandon, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brandon.

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 Brandon:

Cemeteries Near Brandon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brandon.

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

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

  • Venango Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Amherst Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amherst Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amherst Cemetery
  • Chase Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenlaw Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Madrid Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Big Spring Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Brule Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brule Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Brule.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brule Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100431 <5>
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Boot Hill Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Ogallala Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ogallala Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Ogallala.
      • The Ogallala Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ogallala City Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ogallala Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101068 <5>

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 in 1895, Brandon had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Venango
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venango have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venango
    • Venango is located in Perkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Venango <2>
  • Grant
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
    • Grant is located in Perkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,104 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant <2>
  • Amherst
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amherst have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
    • Amherst is located in Phillips County (CO)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <2>
  • Lamar
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
    • Lamar is located in Chase County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
  • Chase
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
    • Chase is located in Chase County
  • Big Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Madrid
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madrid have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
    • Madrid is located in Perkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madrid <2>
  • Brule
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Barton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
    • Barton is located in Deuel County
  • Julesburg
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Champion
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Imperial
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Ogallala
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Holyoke
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
      • Holyoke is located in Phillips County (CO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,239 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holyoke <2>
    • Elsie
      (27 miles [43.5 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 Brandon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brandon.

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

The official website for Perkins County: www.co.perkins.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brandon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brandon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8035, Longitude: -101.9124    
<5>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.
<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 Brandon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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