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Our Genealogy Helper

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 Daykin (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 Daykin. 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.

Daykin is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Republic (KS), Washington (KS), Fillmore, Gage, Saline & Thayer.

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

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Daykin)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Daykin, with the one closest to Daykin listed first.
    • Powell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Powell is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
    • Fairbury
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jansen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Plymouth
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Thompson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Thompson is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Reynolds
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Endicott
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Harbine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Harbine is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbine
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
    • Diller
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Steele City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Clay County
    • Ong
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Fillmore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Daykin, with the one closest to Daykin listed first.
    • Ohiowa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Milligan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Strang
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Geneva
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Exeter
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Shickley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Fairmont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Grafton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Gage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Daykin, with the one closest to Daykin listed first.
    • Ellis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Ellis is located in Gage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
    • Clatonia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Beatrice
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Pickrell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Lancaster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Daykin, with the one closest to Daykin listed first.
    • Kramer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Kramer is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramer
    • Berks
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Berks is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berks
    • Hallam
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Saline County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Daykin, with the one closest to Daykin listed first.
    • Tobias
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Western
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Swanton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • De Witt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Wilber
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Friend
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Dorchester
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Crete
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Seward County
    • Cordova
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Thayer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Daykin, with the one closest to Daykin listed first.
    • Alexandria
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Gilead
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Belvidere
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Bruning
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Hebron
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Carleton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Stoddard ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Stoddard is located in Thayer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
    • Hubbell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Deshler
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Chester
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Davenport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Republic County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Daykin, with the one closest to Daykin listed first.
    • Narka
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Narka is located in Republic County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narka
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
    • Munden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Munden is located in Republic County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
  • Washington County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Daykin, with the one closest to Daykin listed first.
    • Mahaska
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Mahaska is located in Washington County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahaska
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
    • Hollenberg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Hollenberg is located in Washington County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollenberg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people

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

Cemeteries Near Daykin ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Daykin.

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

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

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

  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Eureka Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Tobias Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Powell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Alexandria Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Meridian Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Plainview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (133 more) ...
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bower Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Johns Lutheran Church Cemetery South
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

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 in 1895, Daykin had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Daykin had a population of 160 people.

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

  • Tobias
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Alexandria
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Powell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Powell is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
  • Bower ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bower is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower
  • Western
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ohiowa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Gladstone
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Gladstone is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
  • Swanton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Gilead
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairbury
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Milligan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Belvidere
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Jansen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bruning
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Plymouth
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Daykin ...

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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Daykin.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Daykin. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Daykin and those printed in the larger area surrounding Daykin.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Daykin.

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 helpful 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 Daykin:

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 Daykin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Daykin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.