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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 Eagle (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 Eagle. 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 and doctors 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.

Eagle is located in Cass 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 Cass County: Fremont (IA), Mills (IA), Lancaster, Otoe, Sarpy & Saunders.

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

  • Cass County     (The home county of Eagle)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eagle, with the one closest to Eagle listed first.
    • Alvo
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Elmwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Greenwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Wabash
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Wabash is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
    • Murdock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Weeping Water
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Manley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Avoca
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • South Bend
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Louisville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Nehawka
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eagle, with the one closest to Eagle listed first.
    • Venice
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Venice is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
    • Millard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Gage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eagle, with the one closest to Eagle listed first.
    • Adams
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Cortland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eagle, with the one closest to Eagle listed first.
    • Sterling
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Cook
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Cook is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cook <1>
    • Saint Mary
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Saint Mary is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary
  • Lancaster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eagle, with the one closest to Eagle listed first.
    • Prairie Home
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Prairie Home is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
    • Walton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Waverly
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bennet
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Cheney
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cheney is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheney
    • Pine Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine Lake is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
    • Havelock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Havelock is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
    • College View
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • College View is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College View
    • Arbor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Arbor is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor
    • Belmont
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Belmont is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Lincoln
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Lincoln is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 290,505 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <1>
    • Gaslight Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Gaslight Village is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
  • Otoe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eagle, with the one closest to Eagle listed first.
    • Palmyra
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Unadilla
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Douglas
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Otoe
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Syracuse
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Burr
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Dunbar
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Lorton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wyoming
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Wyoming is located in Otoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
    • Talmage
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Saline County
    • Crete
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sarpy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eagle, with the one closest to Eagle listed first.
    • Linoma Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Linoma Beach is located in Sarpy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linoma Beach
    • Gretna
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Springfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Richfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Chalco
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Portal
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Portal is located in Sarpy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
  • Saunders County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eagle, with the one closest to Eagle listed first.
    • Ashland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Memphis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Ceresco
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Wann
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Wann is located in Saunders County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wann
    • Ithaca
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Swedeburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Swedeburg is located in Saunders County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeburg
    • Valparaiso
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mead
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Mead is located in Saunders County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mead <1>
    • Wahoo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Wahoo is located in Saunders County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,603 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wahoo <1>
    • Yutan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Yutan is located in Saunders County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yutan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yutan <1>
    • Weston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Seward County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eagle, with the one closest to Eagle listed first.
    • Pleasant Dale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Camden ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Camden is located in Seward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
    • Garland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Eagle ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eagle.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eagle, with the one closest to Eagle 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Eagle had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Eagle had a population of 1,105 people.

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

  • Alvo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Prairie Home
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Prairie Home is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
  • Walton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Palmyra
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Elmwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Waverly
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cheney
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cheney is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheney
  • Bennet
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Wabash
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wabash is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
  • Greenwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Havelock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Havelock is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
  • Bethany
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Bethany is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • College View
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • College View is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College View
    • Murdock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • University Place
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • University Place is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Eagle ...

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 375 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eagle.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

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

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 professional and volunteer 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 Eagle:

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 Eagle, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Eagle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.