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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 Crab Orchard (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 Crab Orchard. 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.

Crab Orchard is located in Johnson 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 Johnson County: Gage, Lancaster, Nemaha, Otoe & Pawnee.

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

  • Johnson County     (The home county of Crab Orchard)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crab Orchard, with the one closest to Crab Orchard listed first.
    • Vesta
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
      • Vesta is located in Johnson County
    • Sterling
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Saint Mary
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary
      • Saint Mary is located in Johnson County
    • Tecumseh
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Elk Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Graf ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graf
      • Graf is located in Johnson County
    • Cook
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
      • Cook is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cook <1>
  • Gage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crab Orchard, with the one closest to Crab Orchard listed first.
    • Filley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Virginia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
      • Virginia is located in Gage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia <1>
    • Adams
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
      • Adams is located in Gage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <1>
    • Rockford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
      • Rockford is located in Gage County
    • Holmesville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pickrell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Liberty
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Beatrice
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Blue Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Cortland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cortland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
      • Cortland is located in Gage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cortland <1>
    • Wymore
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Barneston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Clatonia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crab Orchard, with the one closest to Crab Orchard listed first.
    • Plymouth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
      • Plymouth is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <1>
    • Harbine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbine
      • Harbine is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
  • Lancaster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crab Orchard, with the one closest to Crab Orchard listed first.
    • Firth
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firth
      • Firth is located in Lancaster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Firth <1>
    • Panama
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Holland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Holland is located in Lancaster County
    • Hickman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Princeton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
      • Princeton is located in Lancaster County
    • Hallam
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Bennet
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Roca
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roca
      • Roca is located in Lancaster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roca <1>
    • Sprague
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Martell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cheney
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheney
      • Cheney is located in Lancaster County
    • Kramer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramer
      • Kramer is located in Lancaster County
    • Pine Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
      • Pine Lake is located in Lancaster County
  • Nemaha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crab Orchard, with the one closest to Crab Orchard listed first.
    • Johnson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
      • Johnson is located in Nemaha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson <1>
    • Rohrs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrs
      • Rohrs is located in Nemaha County
    • Brock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Auburn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Auburn is located in Nemaha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,342 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <1>
  • Otoe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crab Orchard, with the one closest to Crab Orchard listed first.
    • Burr
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burr have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr
      • Burr is located in Otoe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burr <1>
    • Douglas
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Palmyra
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
      • Palmyra is located in Otoe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <1>
    • Unadilla
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
      • Unadilla is located in Otoe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <1>
    • Syracuse
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Talmage
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lorton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dunbar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunbar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
      • Dunbar is located in Otoe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunbar <1>
  • Pawnee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crab Orchard, with the one closest to Crab Orchard listed first.
    • Lewiston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewiston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
      • Lewiston is located in Pawnee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <1>
    • Burchard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Steinauer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Pawnee City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Table Rock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Du Bois
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Richardson County
    • Humboldt
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Saline County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crab Orchard, with the one closest to Crab Orchard listed first.
    • De Witt
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Wilber
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Marshall County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crab Orchard, with the one closest to Crab Orchard listed first.
    • Summerfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Oketo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketo
      • Oketo is located in Marshall County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
    • Marietta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
      • Marietta is located in Marshall County (KS)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Crab Orchard ...

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 205 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crab Orchard.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Crab Orchard. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Crab Orchard and those printed in the larger area surrounding Crab Orchard.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Crab Orchard.

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 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 Crab Orchard:

Cemeteries Near Crab Orchard ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crab Orchard.

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

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

  • Crab Orchard Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Vesta Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Granite Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
  • Filley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Filley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Filley Cemetery
  • Lewiston Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hooker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hooker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hooker Cemetery
  • St. Pauls UCC Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Virginia Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Virginia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Virginia Cemetery
  • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Rinne Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Mary Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Saint Mary.
    • The St. Mary Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Holy Rosary Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2252877 <4>
  • Continue List   (163 more) ...
    • Highland Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
    • Sterling Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

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 Crab Orchard had a population of 229 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Crab Orchard had a population of 36 people.

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

  • Vesta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
    • Vesta is located in Johnson County
  • Filley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lewiston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewiston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
    • Lewiston is located in Pawnee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <1>
  • Virginia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
    • Virginia is located in Gage County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia <1>
  • Tate ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate
    • Tate is located in Pawnee County
  • Mayberry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
    • Mayberry is located in Pawnee County
  • Adams
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • Adams is located in Gage County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <1>
  • Sterling
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Rockford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
    • Rockford is located in Gage County
  • Tecumseh
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Burchard
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Steinauer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Armour ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armour have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
      • Armour is located in Pawnee County
    • Holmesville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pella ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pella have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
      • Pella is located in Lancaster County

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

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

The official website for Johnson County: www.co.johnson.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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Crab Orchard) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crab Orchard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3347, Longitude: -96.4224       In this case, the coordinates for Crab Orchard 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 Crab Orchard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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