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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 Carroll (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 Carroll. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Carroll is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Cedar, Cuming, Dixon, Madison, Pierce, Stanton & Thurston.

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

  • Wayne County     (The home county of Carroll)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carroll, with the one closest to Carroll listed first.
    • Sholes
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sholes
      • Sholes is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
    • Winside
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Wayne
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
      • Wayne is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,758 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <1>
    • Hoskins
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carroll, with the one closest to Carroll listed first.
    • Belden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Laurel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Randolph
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Coleridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coleridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleridge
      • Coleridge is located in Cedar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coleridge <1>
    • Magnet
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
      • Magnet is located in Cedar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnet <1>
    • Hartington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartington
      • Hartington is located in Cedar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,469 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartington <1>
    • Obert
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obert
      • Obert is located in Cedar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
    • Bow Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Valley
      • Bow Valley is located in Cedar County
    • Fordyce
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fordyce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
      • Fordyce is located in Cedar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordyce <1>
  • Cuming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carroll, with the one closest to Carroll listed first.
    • Wisner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Beemer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dixon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carroll, with the one closest to Carroll listed first.
    • Concord
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Dixon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <1>
    • Dixon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Wakefield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Allen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Emerson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
      • Emerson is located in Dixon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emerson <1>
    • Martinsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
      • Martinsburg is located in Dixon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
    • Waterbury
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Maskell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maskell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maskell
      • Maskell is located in Dixon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
    • Newcastle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Knox County
    • Wausa
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wausa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausa
      • Wausa is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wausa <1>
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carroll, with the one closest to Carroll listed first.
    • Norfolk
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Warnerville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnerville
      • Warnerville is located in Madison County
    • Battle Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pierce County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carroll, with the one closest to Carroll listed first.
    • Wee Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wee Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wee Town
      • Wee Town is located in Pierce County
    • McLean
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hadar
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pierce
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
      • Pierce is located in Pierce County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,734 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce <1>
    • Osmond
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Foster
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Breslau
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau
      • Breslau is located in Pierce County
    • Plainview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
      • Plainview is located in Pierce County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <1>
  • Stanton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carroll, with the one closest to Carroll listed first.
    • Pilger
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Stanton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Thurston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carroll, with the one closest to Carroll listed first.
    • Thurston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thurston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
      • Thurston is located in Thurston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurston <1>
    • Pender
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Carroll ...

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 127 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carroll.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

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

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 Carroll:

Cemeteries Near Carroll ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carroll.

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

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

  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
  • Laurel Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Cemetery
  • St. Frances Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Frances Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Frances Cemetery
  • Randolph Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • LaPorte Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the LaPorte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the LaPorte Cemetery
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Concord Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
  • Bega Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bega Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bega Cemetery
  • St. Annes Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Annes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Annes Cemetery
  • Continue List   (76 more) ...
    • Zion Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • St. Michael Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michael Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michael Cemetery
    • St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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 Carroll had a population of 68 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Carroll had a population of 212 people.

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

  • Winside
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Wayne
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
    • Wayne is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,758 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <1>
  • Belden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Randolph
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hoskins
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Concord
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Concord is located in Dixon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <1>
  • Dixon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Coleridge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coleridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleridge
    • Coleridge is located in Cedar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coleridge <1>
  • Wakefield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Hadar
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pierce
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
    • Pierce is located in Pierce County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,734 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce <1>
  • Magnet
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
    • Magnet is located in Cedar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnet <1>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Pilger
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Norfolk
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Allen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)

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

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

The official website for Wayne County: www.county.waynene.org/

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 '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- Carroll) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carroll. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2758, Longitude: -97.1909       In this case, the coordinates for Carroll 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>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 Carroll, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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