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Our Genealogy Helper

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 and hospitals 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 may 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)
      • Bazile Mills is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazile Mills
      • 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)
      • Lindy is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindy
    • Tewsville ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Tewsville is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tewsville
    • Niobrara
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Dukeville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Dukeville is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukeville
    • Santee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Santee is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
    • Walnut
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Walnut is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
    • Wausa
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Pishelville ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Pishelville is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pishelville
  • 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)
    • Royal
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Orchard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Boyd County
    • Monowi
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Monowi is located in Boyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monowi
      • 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)
      • Constance is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constance
    • Magnet
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Fordyce
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Aten
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Aten is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aten
    • Hartington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • 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)
      • Star is located in Holt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
    • Emporia ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Emporia is located in Holt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
    • Redbird
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Redbird is located in Holt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
  • 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)
    • Breslau
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Breslau is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau
    • 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)
    • Perkins
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Perkins is located in Bon Homme County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
    • Kingsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Kingsburg is located in Bon Homme County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsburg
      • Estimated population in 2014: 697 people
    • Tabor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Tabor is located in Bon Homme County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
      • 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)
      • Tyndall is located in Bon Homme County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyndall
      • 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)
      • Avon is located in Bon Homme County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • 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)
      • Oak Hills Addition is located in Yankton County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills Addition
      • Estimated population in 2014: 23 people
    • Fairview Heights
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairview Heights is located in Yankton County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Heights
      • Estimated population in 2014: 77 people
    • Yankton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Yankton is located in Yankton County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankton
      • 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.

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

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)
  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Winnetoon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • White Mtn. Lodge Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • 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)
  • L'eau Qui Court Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Holy Faith Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (77 more) ...
    • Jelen Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Millerboro Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

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>

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)
    • Bazile Mills is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazile Mills
    • 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)
    • Dukeville is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukeville
  • Springfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Plainview
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Wausa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Brunswick
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Pishelville ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Pishelville is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pishelville
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Knoxville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Knoxville is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
    • Venus ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Venus is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venus
    • 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]<3> of Center.

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 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 Center:

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Center) 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 Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.