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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 Chapman (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 Chapman. 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 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.

Chapman is located in Merrick 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 Merrick County: Hall, Hamilton, Howard, Nance, Platte & Polk.

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

  • Merrick County     (The home county of Chapman)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chapman, with the one closest to Chapman listed first.
    • Worms
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worms
      • Worms is located in Merrick County
    • Archer
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Hord
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
      • Hord is located in Merrick County
    • Central City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Palmer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
      • Palmer is located in Merrick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmer <1>
    • Clarks
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
      • Clarks is located in Merrick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks <1>
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chapman, with the one closest to Chapman listed first.
    • Hansen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansen
      • Hansen is located in Adams County
    • Blaine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
      • Blaine is located in Adams County
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chapman, with the one closest to Chapman listed first.
    • Trumbull
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trumbull have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull
      • Trumbull is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trumbull <1>
    • Harvard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Inland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Greeley County
    • Wolbach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chapman, with the one closest to Chapman listed first.
    • Grand Island
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Alda
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alda
      • Alda is located in Hall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alda <1>
    • Doniphan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doniphan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
      • Doniphan is located in Hall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doniphan <1>
    • Cairo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Cameron
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Cameron is located in Hall County
    • Wood River
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chapman, with the one closest to Chapman listed first.
    • Marquette
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Overland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland
      • Overland is located in Hamilton County
    • Phillips
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Kronborg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kronborg
      • Kronborg is located in Hamilton County
    • Aurora
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Aurora is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,490 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <1>
    • Hordville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Giltner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Giltner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giltner
      • Giltner is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Giltner <1>
    • Hampton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Stockham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockham
      • Stockham is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
  • Howard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chapman, with the one closest to Chapman listed first.
    • Saint Libory
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Saint Paul
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cushing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
      • Cushing is located in Howard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
    • Dannebrog
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dannebrog have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dannebrog
      • Dannebrog is located in Howard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dannebrog <1>
    • Nysted
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nysted
      • Nysted is located in Howard County
    • Elba
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Farwell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Boelus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Howard City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard City
      • Howard City is located in Howard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
  • Nance County
    • Fullerton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chapman, with the one closest to Chapman listed first.
    • Polk
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Swedehome
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedehome
      • Swedehome is located in Polk County
    • Stromsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chapman, with the one closest to Chapman listed first.
    • Arborville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arborville
      • Arborville is located in York County
    • Bradshaw
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Henderson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Benedict
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Lushton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lushton
      • Lushton is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people

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

Newspapers Published in Chapman ...

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 158 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chapman.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chapman, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chapman.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Chapman:

Cemeteries Near Chapman ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chapman.

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

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

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 Chapman had a population of 429 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Chapman had a population of 290 people.

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

  • Lockwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
    • Lockwood is located in Merrick County
  • Paddock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paddock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock
    • Paddock is located in Merrick County
  • Marquette
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Archer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Central City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Libory
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Grand Island
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Aurora
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
    • Aurora is located in Hamilton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,490 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <1>
  • Palmer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
    • Palmer is located in Merrick County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmer <1>
  • Abbott
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
    • Abbott is located in Hall County
  • Hampton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Alda
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alda
    • Alda is located in Hall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alda <1>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Doniphan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doniphan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
      • Doniphan is located in Hall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doniphan <1>
    • Arborville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arborville
      • Arborville is located in York County
    • Saint Paul
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chapman) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chapman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0242, Longitude: -98.1593    
<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>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.
<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 Chapman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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