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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 Clatonia (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 Clatonia. 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.

Name Variations for Clatonia ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Another variation: Claytonia.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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 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.

Clatonia is located in Gage 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 Gage County: Marshall (KS), Washington (KS), Jefferson, Johnson, Lancaster, Otoe, Pawnee & Saline.

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

  • Gage County     (The home county of Clatonia)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clatonia, with the one closest to Clatonia listed first.
    • Cortland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cortland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
      • Cortland is located in Gage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cortland <2>
    • Pickrell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Beatrice
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Ellis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
      • Ellis is located in Gage County
    • Adams
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
      • Adams is located in Gage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <2>
    • Rockford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
      • Rockford is located in Gage County
    • Filley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Holmesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Blue Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Virginia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
      • Virginia is located in Gage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia <2>
    • Wymore
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Odell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Fillmore County
    • Milligan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clatonia, with the one closest to Clatonia listed first.
    • Plymouth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
      • Plymouth is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <2>
    • Harbine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbine
      • Harbine is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
    • Jansen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jansen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jansen
      • Jansen is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jansen <2>
    • Diller
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Daykin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daykin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daykin
      • Daykin is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daykin <2>
    • Fairbury
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Powell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
      • Powell is located in Jefferson County
    • Endicott
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Endicott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott
      • Endicott is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Endicott <2>
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clatonia, with the one closest to Clatonia listed first.
    • Crab Orchard
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
      • Crab Orchard is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crab Orchard <2>
    • Sterling
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Vesta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
      • Vesta is located in Johnson County
    • Saint Mary
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary
      • Saint Mary is located in Johnson County
  • Lancaster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clatonia, with the one closest to Clatonia listed first.
    • Hallam
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kramer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramer
      • Kramer is located in Lancaster County
    • Princeton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
      • Princeton is located in Lancaster County
    • Martell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Sprague
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Firth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firth
      • Firth is located in Lancaster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Firth <2>
    • Berks
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berks
      • Berks is located in Lancaster County
    • Hickman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Holland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Holland is located in Lancaster County
    • Roca
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roca
      • Roca is located in Lancaster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roca <2>
    • Denton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Panama
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cheney
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheney
      • Cheney is located in Lancaster County
  • Otoe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clatonia, with the one closest to Clatonia listed first.
    • Douglas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Burr
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burr have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr
      • Burr is located in Otoe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burr <2>
    • Palmyra
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
      • Palmyra is located in Otoe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <2>
  • Pawnee County
    • Lewiston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewiston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
      • Lewiston is located in Pawnee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <2>
  • Saline County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clatonia, with the one closest to Clatonia listed first.
    • Wilber
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • De Witt
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Crete
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Swanton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Dorchester
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Western
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Tobias
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Friend
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Seward County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clatonia, with the one closest to Clatonia listed first.
    • Pleasant Dale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Grover
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
      • Grover is located in Seward County
    • Milford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Ruby
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
      • Ruby is located in Seward County

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

Newspapers Published in Clatonia ...

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 307 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clatonia.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clatonia, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clatonia.

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 Clatonia:

Cemeteries Near Clatonia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clatonia.

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

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

  • Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
  • St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
  • Highland Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Center Cemetery
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hallam Community Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunny Side Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Olive Branch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Bohemian National Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Wilber Czech Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wilber Czech Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Wilber.
    • The Wilber Czech Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cecho Slovansky Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilber Czech Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2182080 <4>
  • Continue List   (165 more) ...
    • Hallam Zion Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Kramer Community Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • John Sothan Family Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the John Sothan Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Sothan Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2370923 <4>

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 Clatonia in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clatonia.

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

  • Wilber
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • De Witt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pickrell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cortland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cortland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
    • Cortland is located in Gage County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cortland <2>
  • Kramer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramer
    • Kramer is located in Lancaster County
  • Hoag
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoag have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoag
    • Hoag is located in Gage County
  • Princeton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
    • Princeton is located in Lancaster County
  • Crete
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sprague
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Swanton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Berks
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berks
    • Berks is located in Lancaster County
  • Plymouth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
    • Plymouth is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <2>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Firth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firth
      • Firth is located in Lancaster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Firth <2>
    • Beatrice
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Saline County

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

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

The official website for Gage County: www.co.gage.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: 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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Clatonia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clatonia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4674, Longitude: -96.8523    
<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 Clatonia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.









 

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