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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 Clarkson (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 Clarkson. 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 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.

Clarkson is located in Colfax 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 Colfax County: Butler, Cuming, Dodge, Platte, Saunders & Stanton.

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

  • Colfax County     (The home county of Clarkson)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarkson, with the one closest to Clarkson listed first.
    • Howells
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells
      • Howells is located in Colfax County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howells <2>
    • Leigh
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Schuyler
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Richland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Richland is located in Colfax County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Rogers
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
      • Rogers is located in Colfax County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarkson, with the one closest to Clarkson listed first.
    • Linwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Nimburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nimburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimburg
      • Nimburg is located in Butler County
    • Octavia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octavia
      • Octavia is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
    • Bellwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Abie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Cuming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarkson, with the one closest to Clarkson listed first.
    • Aloys
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aloys
      • Aloys is located in Cuming County
    • Monterey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
      • Monterey is located in Cuming County
    • Beemer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Wisner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • West Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
      • West Point is located in Cuming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,237 people
      • West Point has also been known as:
      • Westpoint
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <2>
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarkson, with the one closest to Clarkson listed first.
    • Dodge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
      • Dodge is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodge <2>
    • Snyder
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Crowell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowell
      • Crowell is located in Dodge County
    • Scribner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • North Bend
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hooper
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper
      • Hooper is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 828 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hooper <2>
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarkson, with the one closest to Clarkson listed first.
    • Madison
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,343 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <2>
    • Warnerville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnerville
      • Warnerville is located in Madison County
    • Fairview ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Madison County
    • Norfolk
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kalamazoo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kalamazoo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
      • Kalamazoo is located in Madison County
  • Platte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarkson, with the one closest to Clarkson listed first.
    • Creston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Humphrey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humphrey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey
      • Humphrey is located in Platte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humphrey <2>
    • Tarnov
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarnov
      • Tarnov is located in Platte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
    • Carriage House Estates
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Platte Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platte Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Center
      • Platte Center is located in Platte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platte Center <2>
    • Columbus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Sheldonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville
      • Sheldonville is located in Platte County
    • Cornlea
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornlea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornlea
      • Cornlea is located in Platte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • Oconee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee
      • Oconee is located in Platte County
    • Saint Bernard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernard
      • Saint Bernard is located in Platte County
    • Duncan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
      • Duncan is located in Platte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <2>
    • Lindsay
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Saunders County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarkson, with the one closest to Clarkson listed first.
    • Morse Bluff
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morse Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Bluff
      • Morse Bluff is located in Saunders County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morse Bluff <2>
    • Rescue ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rescue. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
      • Rescue is located in Saunders County
  • Stanton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarkson, with the one closest to Clarkson listed first.
    • Stanton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Pilger
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Wayne County
    • Hoskins
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Clarkson ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clarkson.

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

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

  • Bohemian Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bohemian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bohemian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Leigh Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leigh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leigh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grove Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grove Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. John's Nepomucene Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Sousek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sousek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sousek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Creston Pioneer Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Creston Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Creston Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tabor Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tabor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wilson - Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (112 more) ...
    • Erychleb Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Erychleb Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Erychleb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Dry Creek Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dry Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dry Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Clarkson had a population of 147 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Clarkson had a population of 630 people.

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

  • Leigh
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Howells
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells
    • Howells is located in Colfax County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howells <2>
  • Heun
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heun have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heun
    • Heun is located in Colfax County
  • Dodge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
    • Dodge is located in Dodge County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodge <2>
  • Creston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Glencoe ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glencoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
    • Glencoe is located in Dodge County
  • Stanton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Monterey
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
    • Monterey is located in Cuming County
  • Bismarck ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bismarck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck
    • Bismarck is located in Cuming County
  • Snyder
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Madison
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Madison is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,343 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <2>
  • Humphrey
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humphrey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey
    • Humphrey is located in Platte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humphrey <2>
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Schuyler
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Webster
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
      • Webster is located in Dodge County
    • Saint Charles
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
      • Saint Charles is located in Cuming County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Clarkson ...

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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clarkson.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

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

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 Clarkson:

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

The official website for Colfax County: www.colfaxcounty.ne.gov/

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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- Clarkson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clarkson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7238, Longitude: -97.1221       In this case, the coordinates for Clarkson 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 Clarkson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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