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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 Colton (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 Colton. 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 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.

Colton is located in Cheyenne 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 Cheyenne County: Logan (CO), Sedgwick (CO), Banner, Deuel, Garden, Kimball & Morrill.

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

  • Cheyenne County     (The home county of Colton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Colton, with the one closest to Colton listed first.
    • Sunol
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunol
      • Sunol is located in Cheyenne County
    • Sidney
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Lodgepole
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Gurley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lorenzo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzo
      • Lorenzo is located in Cheyenne County
    • Brownson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownson
      • Brownson is located in Cheyenne County
    • Dalton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Potter
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Deuel County
    • Chappell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Garden County
  • Morrill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Colton, with the one closest to Colton listed first.
    • Alden ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
      • Alden is located in Morrill County
    • Broadwater
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Logan County (CO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Colton, with the one closest to Colton listed first.
    • Peetz
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peetz
      • Peetz is located in Logan County (CO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peetz <1>
    • Crook
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crook
      • Crook is located in Logan County (CO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crook <1>
    • Red Lion
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Lion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
      • Red Lion is located in Logan County (CO)
    • Buchanan ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buchanan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
      • Buchanan is located in Logan County (CO)
    • Iliff
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iliff
      • Iliff is located in Logan County (CO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iliff <1>
    • Padroni
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sedgwick County (CO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Colton, with the one closest to Colton listed first.
    • Sedgwick
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedgwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgwick
      • Sedgwick is located in Sedgwick County (CO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedgwick <1>
    • Ovid
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
      • Ovid is located in Sedgwick County (CO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ovid <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Colton ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Colton.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Colton:

Cemeteries Near Colton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Colton.

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

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

  • Barrow Pit Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Grand Prairie Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Czech Slovensky Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Swankee Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Barber Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barber Cemetery
  • Pleasantview Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
  • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Weyerts Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Valley Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Lynch Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynch Cemetery
    • Peetz Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peetz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peetz Cemetery
    • Dalton Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

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, Colton had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Sunol
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunol
    • Sunol is located in Cheyenne County
  • Sidney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lodgepole
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Crook
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crook
    • Crook is located in Logan County (CO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crook <1>
  • Red Lion
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Lion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
    • Red Lion is located in Logan County (CO)
  • Chappell
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Sedgwick
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedgwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgwick
    • Sedgwick is located in Sedgwick County (CO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedgwick <1>
  • Proctor ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
    • Proctor is located in Logan County (CO)
  • Potter
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Jacinto
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacinto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
    • Jacinto is located in Kimball County
  • Iliff
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iliff
    • Iliff is located in Logan County (CO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iliff <1>

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

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

The official website for Cheyenne County: www.co.cheyenne.ne.us/

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

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 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.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Colton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Colton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1533, Longitude: -102.8571       In this case, the coordinates for Colton 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 Colton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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