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 Chalco (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 Chalco. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Chalco is located in Sarpy 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 Sarpy County: Mills (IA), Pottawattamie (IA), Cass, Douglas & Saunders.
Below are the counties that are near Chalco. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chalco:
- Sarpy County (The home county of Chalco)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chalco, with the one closest to Chalco listed first.
- Portal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Portal is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
- La Vista
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Papillion
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gretna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Richfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gilmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gilmore is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Avery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Avery is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Bellevue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Linoma Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Linoma Beach is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linoma Beach
- La Platte
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- La Platte is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Platte
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chalco, with the one closest to Chalco listed first.
- Cedar Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cullom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cullom is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
- Louisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- South Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Manley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mynard
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mynard is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mynard
- Plattsmouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Murdock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wabash
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wabash is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Weeping Water
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Murray
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chalco, with the one closest to Chalco listed first.
- Fremont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Inglewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Inglewood is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
- Fontanelle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fontanelle is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanelle
- Nickerson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ames
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Telbasta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Telbasta is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telbasta
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chalco, with the one closest to Chalco listed first.
- Millard
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Boys Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ralston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elkhorn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Omaha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Omaha is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478,393 people
- Omaha has also been known as:
- Omaha City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <1>
- Waterloo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Irvington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Irvington is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- King Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- King Lake is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Lake
- Venice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Venice is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
- Bennington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Briggs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Briggs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
- Elk City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elk City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chalco, with the one closest to Chalco listed first.
- Waverly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Home
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Home is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
- Davey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saunders County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chalco, with the one closest to Chalco listed first.
- Wann
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wann is located in Saunders County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wann
- Yutan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ashland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Memphis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leshara
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ithaca
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Woodcliff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodcliff is located in Saunders County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcliff
- Colon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Swedeburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Swedeburg is located in Saunders County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeburg
- Wahoo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cedar Bluffs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chalco, with the one closest to Chalco listed first.
- Washington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fort Calhoun
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kennard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Arlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- De Soto ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- De Soto is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- De Soto has also been known as:
- DeSoto
- Blair
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fremont County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chalco, with the one closest to Chalco listed first.
- Bartlett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bartlett is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- McPaul
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- McPaul is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPaul
- Harrison County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chalco, with the one closest to Chalco listed first.
- California Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- California Junction is located in Harrison County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Junction
- Missouri Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Modale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mills County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chalco, with the one closest to Chalco listed first.
- Hentons ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hentons is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentons
- Folsom
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Folsom is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Pacific City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pacific City is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
- Pacific Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mineola
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Glenwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mills is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- Silver City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Silver City is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Pottawattamie County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chalco, with the one closest to Chalco listed first.
- Carter Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Council Bluffs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Chautauqua
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Chautauqua is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Crescent
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dumfries
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dumfries is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
- Honey Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Honey Creek is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Weston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Weston is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Loveland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Loveland is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
- McClelland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Treynor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Treynor is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treynor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 967 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Treynor <1>
- Underwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chalco, see our County-by-County Page for Chalco.
Cemeteries Near Chalco ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chalco.
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 Chalco - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chalco covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chalco, with the one closest to Chalco listed first.
- Voss Mohr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Grabow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Portal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Pennsylvania Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- LaBorde Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glesmann Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Papillion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Beth El Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Springfield Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Dale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (226 more) ...
- Ressurection Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elkhorn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Cemetery
- The Elkhorn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brittin Cemetery
- Spring Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100579 <2>
- Holy Sepulcher Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Chalco had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chalco, with the one closest to Chalco listed first.
- Millard
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Portal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Portal is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
- Gretna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Papillion
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Richfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Elkhorn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Omaha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Omaha is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478,393 people
- Omaha has also been known as:
- Omaha City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <1>
- Cedar Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- South Omaha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- South Omaha is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Omaha
- Waterloo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gilmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gilmore is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Irvington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Irvington is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Cullom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cullom is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
- Avery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Avery is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chalco. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chalco.
Newspapers Published in Chalco ...
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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chalco.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chalco, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chalco.
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 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 Chalco:
- Websites specific to Nebraska
- Pages specific to Sarpy County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cass County
- Dodge County
- Douglas County
- Lancaster County
- Saunders County
- Washington County
- Fremont County
- Harrison County
- Mills County
- Pottawattamie County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Nebraska
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> | 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 Chalco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chalco) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |