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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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Closter is located in Boone 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 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)
    • Loretto
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Loretto is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
    • Albion
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Vorhees
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Vorhees is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vorhees
    • Boone
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Boone is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
    • Akron
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Akron is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
    • Saint Edward
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Primrose
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Rapids
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • 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)
    • 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)
  • Greeley County
    • Spalding
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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)
      • Deloit is located in Holt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deloit
    • Knievels Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Knievels Corner is located in Holt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knievels Corner
  • 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)
      • Emerick is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerick
    • Tilden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Newman Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Meadow Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Kalamazoo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Kalamazoo is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
    • Fairview ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Fairview is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Battle Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Madison
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Warnerville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Warnerville is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnerville
    • 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)
    • 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)
      • Saint Bernard is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernard
    • Rosenburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Rosenburg is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenburg
    • Cornlea
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Cornlea is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornlea
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • Humphrey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Tarnov
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Tarnov is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarnov
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
    • Creston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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 Closter - one of the links might be able to help.

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)
  • St. Bonaventure Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Shell Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hutchins Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hope Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakdale Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakdale Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Oakdale.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101064 <2>
  • Continue List   (77 more) ...
    • Iowa Valley Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Osborn Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Deer Creek Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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, 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)
    • Emerick is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerick
  • Petersburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Newman Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Tilden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Elgin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Loretto
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Loretto is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
  • Meadow Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakdale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Kalamazoo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Kalamazoo is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
  • Albion
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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)
      • Saint Bernard is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernard
    • Boone
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Boone is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
    • 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.

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]<4>. 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:

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 Closter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Closter) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.