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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 Center (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 Center. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Center is located in Knox County and is the County Seat.

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 Knox County: Antelope, Boyd, Cedar, Holt, Pierce, Bon Homme (SD), Charles Mix (SD) & Yankton (SD).

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

  • Knox County     (The home county of Center)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
    • Bazile Mills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazile Mills
      • Bazile Mills is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
    • Winnetoon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Verdigre
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Creighton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Bloomfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Lindy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindy
      • Lindy is located in Knox County
    • Tewsville ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tewsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tewsville
      • Tewsville is located in Knox County
    • Niobrara
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Dukeville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukeville
      • Dukeville is located in Knox County
    • Santee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santee
      • Santee is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
    • Walnut
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
      • Walnut is located in Knox County
    • Wausa
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wausa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
  • Antelope County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
    • Brunswick
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brunswick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
      • Brunswick is located in Antelope County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <1>
    • Royal
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
      • Royal is located in Antelope County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal <1>
    • Orchard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Boyd County
    • Monowi
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monowi
      • Monowi is located in Boyd County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1 people
  • Cedar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
    • Constance
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constance
      • Constance is located in Cedar County
    • Magnet
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Fordyce
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fordyce have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Aten
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aten
      • Aten is located in Cedar County
    • Hartington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Randolph
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Holt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
    • Star
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
      • Star is located in Holt County
    • Emporia ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emporia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
      • Emporia is located in Holt County
    • Redbird
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
      • Redbird is located in Holt County
  • Pierce County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
    • Plainview
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Breslau
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau
      • Breslau is located in Pierce County
    • Osmond
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Foster
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • McLean
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bon Homme County (SD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
    • Springfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Bon Homme County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <1>
    • Perkins
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Perkins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
      • Perkins is located in Bon Homme County (SD)
    • Kingsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsburg
      • Kingsburg is located in Bon Homme County (SD)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 697 people
    • Tabor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
      • Tabor is located in Bon Homme County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tabor <1>
    • Tyndall
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyndall
      • Tyndall is located in Bon Homme County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,015 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyndall <1>
    • Avon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Avon is located in Bon Homme County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 584 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <1>
  • Yankton County (SD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
    • Oak Hills Addition
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hills Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills Addition
      • Oak Hills Addition is located in Yankton County (SD)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 23 people
    • Fairview Heights
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Heights
      • Fairview Heights is located in Yankton County (SD)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 77 people
    • Yankton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankton
      • Yankton is located in Yankton County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,651 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yankton <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Center ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Center.

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

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

  • Kemma Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kemma Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kemma Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Winnetoon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winnetoon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winnetoon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • White Mtn. Lodge Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Mtn. Lodge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Mtn. Lodge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Wenceslaus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Bloomfield Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Alcott Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alcott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alcott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • L'eau Qui Court Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the L'eau Qui Court Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the L'eau Qui Court Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holy Faith Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Faith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Faith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (77 more) ...
    • Jelen Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jelen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jelen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Millerboro Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millerboro Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millerboro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

While we didn't find Center in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Center.

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

  • Bazile Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazile Mills
    • Bazile Mills is located in Knox County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
  • Winnetoon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Verdigre
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Creighton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Bloomfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Niobrara
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dukeville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukeville
    • Dukeville is located in Knox County
  • Springfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Springfield is located in Bon Homme County (SD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <1>
  • Plainview
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
  • Wausa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wausa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
  • Brunswick
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brunswick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
    • Brunswick is located in Antelope County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <1>
  • Pishelville ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pishelville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pishelville
    • Pishelville is located in Knox County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Knoxville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
      • Knoxville is located in Knox County
    • Venus ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Venus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venus
      • Venus is located in Knox County
    • Osmond
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Center ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Center.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Center. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Center and those printed in the larger area surrounding Center.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5> of Center.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Center:

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

The official website for Knox County: www.co.knox.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://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>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.
<3>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.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Center) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6090, Longitude: -97.8762       In this case, the coordinates for Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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