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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 Coleridge (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 Coleridge. 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 hospitals 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.

Coleridge is located in Cedar 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 Cedar County: Dixon, Knox, Pierce, Wayne, Clay (SD) & Yankton (SD).

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

  • Cedar County     (The home county of Coleridge)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coleridge, with the one closest to Coleridge listed first.
    • Belden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Laurel
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hartington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Randolph
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bow Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Bow Valley is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Valley
    • Magnet
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Obert
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Obert is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obert
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
    • Fordyce
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Wynot
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Constance
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Constance is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constance
    • Saint Helena
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Aten
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Aten is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aten
  • Dakota County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coleridge, with the one closest to Coleridge listed first.
    • Goodwin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Goodwin is located in Dakota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin
    • Willis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Willis is located in Dakota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
  • Dixon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coleridge, with the one closest to Coleridge listed first.
    • Dixon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Concord
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Maskell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Maskell is located in Dixon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maskell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
    • Martinsburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Martinsburg is located in Dixon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
    • Allen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Newcastle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Waterbury
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Wakefield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Ponca
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Emerson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coleridge, with the one closest to Coleridge listed first.
    • Wausa
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Crofton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bloomfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Pierce County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coleridge, with the one closest to Coleridge listed first.
    • McLean
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Osmond
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Wee Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Wee Town is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wee Town
    • Pierce
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Breslau
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Breslau is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau
    • Foster
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hadar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coleridge, with the one closest to Coleridge listed first.
    • Sholes
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Sholes is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sholes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
    • Carroll
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Wayne
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Winside
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Hoskins
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Clay County (SD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coleridge, with the one closest to Coleridge listed first.
    • Vermillion
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Meckling
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Burbank
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Westreville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Westreville is located in Clay County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westreville
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 208 people
  • Union County (SD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coleridge, with the one closest to Coleridge listed first.
    • Junction City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Junction City is located in Union County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
    • Elk Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Yankton County (SD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coleridge, with the one closest to Coleridge listed first.
    • Gayville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Yankton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Yankton is located in Yankton County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,651 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yankton <1>
    • Mission Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Fairview Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairview Heights is located in Yankton County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Heights
      • Estimated population in 2014: 77 people
    • Oak Hills Addition
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Oak Hills Addition is located in Yankton County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills Addition
      • Estimated population in 2014: 23 people

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

Cemeteries Near Coleridge ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coleridge.

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

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Coleridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • St. Michael Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Norris Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Laurel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hartington Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • St. Frances Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Paragon Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Oliver Grove Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Randolph Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Randolph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Randolph.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #156074 <2>
  • St. Annes Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Magnet Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (74 more) ...
    • Concord Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Daily Branch Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Lime Creek Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 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 Coleridge had a population of 315 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Coleridge had a population of 452 people.

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

  • Belden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hartington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Randolph
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dixon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Concord
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Magnet
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Lime Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lime Grove is located in Dixon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Grove
  • Bow Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Bow Valley is located in Cedar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Valley
  • Carroll
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Saint James
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Saint James is located in Cedar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
  • Wausa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Martinsburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Martinsburg is located in Dixon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Constance
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Constance is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constance
    • Allen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Newcastle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Coleridge ...

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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coleridge.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Coleridge. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Coleridge and those printed in the larger area surrounding Coleridge.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4> of Coleridge.

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 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 Coleridge:

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 Coleridge, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Coleridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.