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 Deshler (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 Deshler. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Deshler is located in Thayer 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 Thayer County: Republic (KS), Washington (KS), Fillmore, Jefferson & Nuckolls.
Below are the counties that are near Deshler. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Deshler:
- Thayer County (The home county of Deshler)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deshler, with the one closest to Deshler listed first.
- Stoddard ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stoddard is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
- Hebron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Byron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Belvidere
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Davenport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bruning
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hubbell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gilead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Alexandria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deshler, with the one closest to Deshler listed first.
- Ong
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Edgar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Deweese
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fillmore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deshler, with the one closest to Deshler listed first.
- Shickley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Strang
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ohiowa
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Geneva
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Milligan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deshler, with the one closest to Deshler listed first.
- Reynolds
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Powell
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Powell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Thompson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Thompson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Daykin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Nuckolls County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deshler, with the one closest to Deshler listed first.
- Ruskin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hardy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Nora is located in Nuckolls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
- Angus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Angus is located in Nuckolls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
- Sedan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sedan is located in Nuckolls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Nelson
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Superior
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Saline County
- Tobias
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jewell County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deshler, with the one closest to Deshler listed first.
- Webber
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Formoso
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Formoso is located in Jewell County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formoso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Republic County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deshler, with the one closest to Deshler listed first.
- Republic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Republic is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Munden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Munden is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Narka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Narka is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Sherdahl
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sherdahl is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherdahl
- White Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- White Rock is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Belleville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Scandia
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Courtland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cuba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cuba is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <1>
- Norway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Norway is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Washington County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deshler, with the one closest to Deshler listed first.
- Mahaska
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mahaska is located in Washington County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahaska
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Haddam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Haddam is located in Washington County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Haddam has also been known as:
- Haddam City
- West Haddam
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Deshler, see our County-by-County Page for Deshler.
Cemeteries Near Deshler ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Deshler.
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 Deshler - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Deshler covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Deshler, with the one closest to Deshler listed first.
- St. Peters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Peace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hebron Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Old Hebron Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (126 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Deshler had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Deshler had a population of 711 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Deshler, with the one closest to Deshler listed first.
- Stoddard ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stoddard is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
- Hebron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ruskin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Byron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belvidere
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Davenport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hardy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Warwick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Warwick is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Nora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Nora is located in Nuckolls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Carlisle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Carlisle is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Republic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Republic is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Hubbell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Deshler. See our List of 1890's Communities around Deshler.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Deshler ...
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 220 newspapers that have been published in the area around Deshler.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Deshler. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Deshler and those printed in the larger area surrounding Deshler.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Deshler.
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 Deshler:
- Websites specific to Nebraska
- Pages specific to Thayer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Fillmore County
- Jefferson County
- Nuckolls County
- Saline County
- Jewell County
- Republic County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Nebraska
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 Deshler, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Deshler) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |