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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 Closter (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 Closter. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Closter is located in Boone 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 Boone County: Antelope, Greeley, Madison, Nance, Platte & Wheeler.

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

  • Boone County     (The home county of Closter)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Closter, with the one closest to Closter listed first.
    • Petersburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Petersburg is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <2>
    • Loretto
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
      • Loretto is located in Boone County
    • Albion
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
      • Albion is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,558 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <2>
    • Vorhees
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vorhees
      • Vorhees is located in Boone County
    • Boone
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
      • Boone is located in Boone County
    • Akron
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Akron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
      • Akron is located in Boone County
    • Saint Edward
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Primrose
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Primrose have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
      • Primrose is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Primrose <2>
    • Cedar Rapids
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rapids
      • Cedar Rapids is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Rapids <2>
  • Antelope County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Closter, with the one closest to Closter listed first.
    • Elgin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Elgin is located in Antelope County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <2>
    • Oakdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Neligh
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Clearwater
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
      • Clearwater is located in Antelope County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearwater <2>
  • Greeley County
    • Spalding
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spalding have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spalding
      • Spalding is located in Greeley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spalding <2>
  • Holt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Closter, with the one closest to Closter listed first.
    • Deloit
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deloit
      • Deloit is located in Holt County
    • Knievels Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knievels Corner
      • Knievels Corner is located in Holt County
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Closter, with the one closest to Closter listed first.
    • Emerick
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerick
      • Emerick is located in Madison County
    • Tilden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
      • Tilden is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilden <2>
    • Newman Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Meadow Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Grove
      • Meadow Grove is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadow Grove <2>
    • Fairview ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Madison County
    • Battle Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Madison
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • 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 east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnerville
      • Warnerville is located in Madison County
    • Norfolk
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Nance County
    • Belgrade
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Pierce County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Closter, with the one closest to Closter listed first.
    • Hadar
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pierce
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
      • Pierce is located in Pierce County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,734 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce <2>
    • Foster
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Platte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Closter, with the one closest to Closter listed first.
    • Lindsay
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Bernard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernard
      • Saint Bernard is located in Platte County
    • Rosenburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenburg
      • Rosenburg is located in Platte County
    • Cornlea
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Humphrey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarnov
      • Tarnov is located in Platte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
    • Creston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
      • Creston is located in Platte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creston <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Closter ...

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 155 newspapers that have been published in the area around Closter.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Closter, 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 Closter.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Closter:

Cemeteries Near Closter ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Closter.

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

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

  • Zion West Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion West Cemetery
  • St. Bonaventure Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • 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. Johns Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Shell Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shell Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shell Creek Cemetery
  • Hutchins Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hutchins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hutchins Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hope Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Cemetery
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
  • Oakdale Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (76 more) ...
    • Iowa Valley Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Iowa Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Iowa Valley Cemetery
    • Osborn Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Osborn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Osborn Cemetery
    • Deer Creek Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deer Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deer Creek Cemetery

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Closter had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Emerick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerick
    • Emerick is located in Madison County
  • Petersburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
    • Petersburg is located in Boone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <2>
  • Newman Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Tilden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
    • Tilden is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilden <2>
  • Elgin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Elgin is located in Antelope County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <2>
  • Loretto
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
    • Loretto is located in Boone County
  • Meadow Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Grove
    • Meadow Grove is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadow Grove <2>
  • Oakdale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Kalamazoo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kalamazoo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
    • Kalamazoo is located in Madison County
  • Albion
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
    • Albion is located in Boone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,558 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <2>
  • Lindsay
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Battle Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Saint Bernard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernard
      • Saint Bernard is located in Platte County
    • Boone
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
      • Boone is located in Boone County
    • Neligh
      (18 miles [29 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 Closter. See our List of 1890's Communities around Closter.

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

The official website for Boone County: www.co.boone.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 '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- Closter) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Closter. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8870, Longitude: -97.8892       In this case, the coordinates for Closter have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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 Closter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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