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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 Dyer (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 Dyer. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Dyer is located in Rock 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 Rock County: Boyd, Brown, Garfield, Holt, Keya Paha & Loup.

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

  • Rock County     (The home county of Dyer)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dyer, with the one closest to Dyer listed first.
    • Mariaville ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mariaville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville
      • Mariaville is located in Rock County
    • Bassett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Newport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Rock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <2>
  • Boyd County
    • Naper
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dyer, with the one closest to Dyer listed first.
    • Long Pine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ainsworth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Holt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dyer, with the one closest to Dyer listed first.
    • Cleveland ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cleveland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
      • Cleveland is located in Holt County
    • Dustin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
      • Dustin is located in Holt County
    • Stuart
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuart have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
      • Stuart is located in Holt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuart <2>
  • Keya Paha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dyer, with the one closest to Dyer listed first.
    • Carns ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carns. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carns
      • Carns is located in Keya Paha County
    • Burton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
      • Burton is located in Keya Paha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
    • Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Springview
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Meadville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
      • Meadville is located in Keya Paha County
    • Norden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norden
      • Norden is located in Keya Paha County
  • Gregory County (SD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dyer, with the one closest to Dyer listed first.
    • Herrick
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herrick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrick
      • Herrick is located in Gregory County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herrick <2>
    • Burke
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burke have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
      • Burke is located in Gregory County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burke <2>
    • Saint Charles
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Gregory
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
      • Gregory is located in Gregory County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gregory <2>
    • Dallas
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
      • Dallas is located in Gregory County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <2>
  • Tripp County (SD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dyer, with the one closest to Dyer listed first.
    • Wewela
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Millboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millboro
      • Millboro is located in Tripp County (SD)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 34 people

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

Cemeteries Near Dyer ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dyer.

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

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

  • Highland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kirkwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Simpson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simpson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simpson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Burton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Willowdale Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Olive Branch Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olive Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Leonard Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leonard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leonard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Putnam Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Putnam Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Putnam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101204 <4>
  • Rogers Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Huishizer Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huishizer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huishizer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jordan Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jordan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jordan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (43 more) ...
    • Spotted Tail Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spotted Tail Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spotted Tail Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bassett Memorial Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Newport Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

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>

While we didn't find Dyer in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dyer.

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

  • Carns ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carns. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carns
    • Carns is located in Keya Paha County
  • Mariaville ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mariaville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville
    • Mariaville is located in Rock County
  • Mills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Winfield ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
    • Winfield is located in Brown County
  • Springview
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Bassett
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Newport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Newport is located in Rock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <2>
  • Meadville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
    • Meadville is located in Keya Paha County
  • Long Pine
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dustin
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
    • Dustin is located in Holt County
  • Stuart
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuart have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
    • Stuart is located in Holt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuart <2>
  • Ainsworth
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Norden
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norden
    • Norden is located in Keya Paha County

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

Newspapers Published in Dyer ...

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 Dyer.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dyer, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dyer.

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 Dyer:

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

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Dyer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dyer) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dyer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8033, Longitude: -99.4984       In this case, the coordinates for Dyer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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