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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 Dodge (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 Dodge. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Dodge is located in Dodge 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 Dodge County: Burt, Butler, Colfax, Cuming, Douglas, Saunders & Washington.

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

  • Dodge County     (The home county of Dodge)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dodge, with the one closest to Dodge listed first.
    • Snyder
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Crowell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Crowell is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowell
    • Webster
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Webster is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Scribner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • North Bend
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Hooper
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Uehling
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Winslow
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Ames
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Nickerson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Fontanelle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Fontanelle is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanelle
    • Telbasta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Telbasta is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telbasta
    • Fremont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Burt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dodge, with the one closest to Dodge listed first.
    • Oakland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Lyons
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Craig
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Bertha
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bertha is located in Burt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dodge, with the one closest to Dodge listed first.
    • Linwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Nimburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Nimburg is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimburg
    • Abie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Octavia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Octavia is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octavia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
    • Bruno
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Colfax County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dodge, with the one closest to Dodge listed first.
    • Howells
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Clarkson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Rogers
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Rogers is located in Colfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Leigh
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Schuyler
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Richland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Richland is located in Colfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
  • Cuming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dodge, with the one closest to Dodge listed first.
    • Monterey
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Monterey is located in Cuming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
    • Aloys
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Aloys is located in Cuming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aloys
    • West Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • West Point is located in Cuming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,237 people
      • West Point has also been known as:
      • Westpoint
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <1>
    • Beemer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Wisner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Bancroft
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Madison County
    • Madison
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Platte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dodge, with the one closest to Dodge listed first.
    • Creston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Carriage House Estates
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Saunders County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dodge, with the one closest to Dodge listed first.
    • Morse Bluff
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Rescue ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Rescue is located in Saunders County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
    • Cedar Bluffs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Prague
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Woodcliff
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodcliff is located in Saunders County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcliff
  • Stanton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dodge, with the one closest to Dodge listed first.
    • Pilger
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Stanton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Thurston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dodge, with the one closest to Dodge listed first.
    • Pender
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Rosalie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Washington County
    • Admah ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Admah is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admah

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

Cemeteries Near Dodge ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dodge.

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

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

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

  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • St. Peter's Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter's Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Peter's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Snyder.
    • The St. Peter's Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Leo's Catholic Cemetery
    • St. Leo's Cemetery
    • Synder Cemeetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101461 <2>
  • Snyder Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Tabor Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Grove Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • St. Boniface Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • St. John's Nepomucene Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • St. Anthony Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Webster Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (116 more) ...
    • Scribner Municipal Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Manhattan Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 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 Dodge had a population of 338 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Dodge had a population of 582 people.

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

  • Glencoe ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Glencoe is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
  • Snyder
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Monterey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Monterey is located in Cuming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
  • Howells
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Crowell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Crowell is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowell
  • Saint Charles
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Charles is located in Cuming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Webster
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Webster is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Heun
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Heun is located in Colfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heun
  • Scribner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • West Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • West Point is located in Cuming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,237 people
    • West Point has also been known as:
    • Westpoint
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <1>
  • Clarkson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Bismarck ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Bismarck is located in Cuming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Beemer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Rogers
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Rogers is located in Colfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • North Bend
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Dodge ...

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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dodge.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

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

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 Dodge:

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 Dodge, 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- Dodge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.