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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 Countryview Estates (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 Countryview Estates. 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 Countryview Estates ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Countryview Estates: Countryview Ests.

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 southeast 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 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.

Countryview Estates is located in Platte 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 Platte County: Boone, Butler, Colfax, Madison, Merrick, Nance & Polk.

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

  • Platte County     (The home county of Countryview Estates)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Countryview Estates, with the one closest to Countryview Estates listed first.
    • Sheldonville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville
      • Sheldonville is located in Platte County
    • Columbus
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Carriage House Estates
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Duncan
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
      • Duncan is located in Platte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <1>
    • Oconee
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee
      • Oconee is located in Platte County
    • Platte Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platte Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Center
      • Platte Center is located in Platte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platte Center <1>
    • Monroe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Monroe is located in Platte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <1>
    • Tarnov
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarnov
      • Tarnov is located in Platte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
    • Humphrey
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humphrey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Creston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Cornlea
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornlea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Rosenburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenburg
      • Rosenburg is located in Platte County
  • Boone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Countryview Estates, with the one closest to Countryview Estates listed first.
    • Saint Edward
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Boone
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
      • Boone is located in Boone County
    • Vorhees
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vorhees. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vorhees
      • Vorhees is located in Boone County
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Countryview Estates, with the one closest to Countryview Estates listed first.
    • Bellwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Rising City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Octavia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octavia
      • Octavia is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
    • David City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Millerton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
      • Millerton is located in Butler County
    • Garrison
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
      • Garrison is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
    • Linwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Nimburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nimburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimburg
      • Nimburg is located in Butler County
    • Surprise
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
      • Surprise is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
    • Abie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Bruno
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Brainard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Colfax County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Countryview Estates, with the one closest to Countryview Estates listed first.
    • Richland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Richland is located in Colfax County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Schuyler
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Leigh
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Clarkson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
      • Clarkson is located in Colfax County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkson <1>
    • Rogers
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
      • Rogers is located in Colfax County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Howells
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells
      • Howells is located in Colfax County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howells <1>
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Countryview Estates, with the one closest to Countryview Estates listed first.
    • Madison
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Newman Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Kalamazoo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kalamazoo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
      • Kalamazoo is located in Madison County
  • Merrick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Countryview Estates, with the one closest to Countryview Estates listed first.
    • Silver Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Clarks
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
      • Clarks is located in Merrick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks <1>
  • Nance County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Countryview Estates, with the one closest to Countryview Estates listed first.
    • Genoa
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Krakow
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krakow
      • Krakow is located in Nance County
    • Fullerton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Countryview Estates, with the one closest to Countryview Estates listed first.
    • Shelby
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Osceola
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Swedehome
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedehome
      • Swedehome is located in Polk County
    • Stromsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Saunders County
    • Rescue ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rescue. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
      • Rescue is located in Saunders County
  • York County
    • Gresham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Countryview Estates ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Countryview Estates.

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

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

  • Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Columbus Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • All Saints Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Roselawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roselawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roselawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Joseph / St. Patrick Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101312 <4>
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<5> to the southwest of Columbus.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100446 <4>
  • Bellwood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Richland Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Christ Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ Lutheran Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Christ Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<5> to the southwest of Columbus.
    • The Christ Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1990993 <4>
  • Continue List   (114 more) ...

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

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

  • Columbus
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Duncan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
    • Duncan is located in Platte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <1>
  • Oconee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee
    • Oconee is located in Platte County
  • Platte Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platte Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Center
    • Platte Center is located in Platte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platte Center <1>
  • Richland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Richland is located in Colfax County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
  • Gardiner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardiner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardiner
    • Gardiner is located in Platte County
  • Bellwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Monroe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Monroe is located in Platte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <1>
  • Tarnov
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarnov
    • Tarnov is located in Platte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
  • Silver Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Humphrey
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humphrey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Shelby
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Rising City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Schuyler
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Genoa
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Countryview Estates ...

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 178 newspapers that have been published in the area around Countryview Estates.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Countryview Estates, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Countryview Estates.

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 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 Countryview Estates:

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

The official website for Platte County: www.plattecounty.net/

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://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>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.
<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>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- Countryview Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Countryview Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4458, Longitude: -97.3920       In this case, the coordinates for Countryview Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Countryview Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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