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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 David City (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 David City. 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 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.

David City is located in Butler County and is the County Seat.

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 Butler County: Colfax, Dodge, Lancaster, Platte, Polk, Saunders, Seward & York.

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

  • Butler County     (The home county of David City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from David City, with the one closest to David City listed first.
    • Garrison
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
      • Garrison is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
    • Millerton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
      • Millerton is located in Butler County
    • Octavia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octavia
      • Octavia is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
    • Bruno
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Bellwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
      • Bellwood is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellwood <1>
    • Brainard
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Rising City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Abie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Nimburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nimburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimburg
      • Nimburg is located in Butler County
    • Loma
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma
      • Loma is located in Butler County
    • Ulysses
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Dwight
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Linwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Colfax County
    • The following are listed by their distance from David City, with the one closest to David City listed first.
    • Richland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • 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
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Rogers
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
      • Rogers is located in Colfax County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from David City, with the one closest to David City listed first.
    • North Bend
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Ames
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ames have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
      • Ames is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ames <1>
  • Lancaster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from David City, with the one closest to David City listed first.
    • Agnew
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnew
      • Agnew is located in Lancaster County
    • Malcolm
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Raymond
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Davey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davey
      • Davey is located in Lancaster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davey <1>
  • Merrick County
    • Silver Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Platte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from David City, with the one closest to David City listed first.
    • Carriage House Estates
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Columbus
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Duncan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Sheldonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville
      • Sheldonville is located in Platte County
    • Oconee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee
      • Oconee is located in Platte County
    • Platte Center
      (27 miles [43.5 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
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from David City, with the one closest to David City listed first.
    • Shelby
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Osceola
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Stromsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Swedehome
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedehome
      • Swedehome is located in Polk County
  • Saunders County
    • The following are listed by their distance from David City, with the one closest to David City listed first.
    • Rescue ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rescue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
      • Rescue is located in Saunders County
    • Prague
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Valparaiso
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Weston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Malmo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Morse Bluff
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morse Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Bluff
      • Morse Bluff is located in Saunders County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morse Bluff <1>
    • Wahoo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
      • Wahoo is located in Saunders County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,603 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wahoo <1>
    • Colon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Swedeburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeburg
      • Swedeburg is located in Saunders County
    • Cedar Bluffs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Ceresco
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Seward County
    • The following are listed by their distance from David City, with the one closest to David City listed first.
    • Bee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
      • Bee is located in Seward County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bee <1>
    • Staplehurst
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Garland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Seward
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seward have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
      • Seward is located in Seward County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,363 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seward <1>
    • Tamora
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamora
      • Tamora is located in Seward County
    • Utica
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Goehner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Ruby
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
      • Ruby is located in Seward County
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from David City, with the one closest to David City listed first.
    • Gresham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Thayer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
      • Thayer is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
    • Benedict
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Waco
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of David City ...

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 89 newspapers that have been published in the area around David City.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 David City:

Cemeteries Near David City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of David City.

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

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

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 David City had a population of 2,028 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, David City had a population of 2,833 people.

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

  • Garrison
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
    • Garrison is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
  • Millerton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
    • Millerton is located in Butler County
  • Octavia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octavia
    • Octavia is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
  • Brainard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bruno
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Bellwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
    • Bellwood is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellwood <1>
  • Rising City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Abie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Edholm
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edholm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edholm
    • Edholm is located in Butler County
  • Nimburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nimburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimburg
    • Nimburg is located in Butler County
  • Ulysses
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Dwight
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Richland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • 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
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Surprise
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
      • Surprise is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people

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

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

The official website for Butler County: www.co.butler.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' (or 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- David City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in David City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2539, Longitude: -97.1257    
<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 David City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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