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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 Emerald (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 Emerald. 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 doctors and 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.

Emerald is located in Lancaster 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 Lancaster County: Butler, Cass, Gage, Johnson, Otoe, Saline, Saunders & Seward.

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

  • Lancaster County     (The home county of Emerald)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Emerald, with the one closest to Emerald listed first.
    • Denton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Gaslight Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaslight Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
      • Gaslight Village is located in Lancaster County
    • Lincoln
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Lincoln is located in Lancaster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 290,505 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <1>
    • West Lincoln
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lincoln
      • West Lincoln is located in Lancaster County
    • Malcolm
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Belmont
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Belmont is located in Lancaster County
    • College View
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College View
      • College View is located in Lancaster County
    • Arbor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor
      • Arbor is located in Lancaster County
    • Raymond
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Havelock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
      • Havelock is located in Lancaster County
    • Berks
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berks
      • Berks is located in Lancaster County
    • Pine Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
      • Pine Lake is located in Lancaster County
    • Martell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Emerald, with the one closest to Emerald listed first.
    • Dwight
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Loma
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma
      • Loma is located in Butler County
    • Brainard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Ulysses
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Garrison
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
      • Garrison is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Emerald, with the one closest to Emerald listed first.
    • Eagle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
      • Eagle is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle <1>
    • Greenwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Alvo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvo
      • Alvo is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvo <1>
    • Elmwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
      • Elmwood is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmwood <1>
    • Murdock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Wabash
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
      • Wabash is located in Cass County
  • Gage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Emerald, with the one closest to Emerald listed first.
    • Cortland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cortland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
      • Cortland is located in Gage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cortland <1>
    • Clatonia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Adams
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
      • Adams is located in Gage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <1>
    • Pickrell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Otoe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Emerald, with the one closest to Emerald listed first.
    • Palmyra
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
      • Palmyra is located in Otoe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <1>
    • Douglas
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Unadilla
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
      • Unadilla is located in Otoe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <1>
  • Saline County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Emerald, with the one closest to Emerald listed first.
    • Crete
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dorchester
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilber
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Friend
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • De Witt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Saunders County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Emerald, with the one closest to Emerald listed first.
    • Valparaiso
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Ceresco
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Swedeburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeburg
      • Swedeburg is located in Saunders County
    • Weston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Ashland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Ashland is located in Saunders County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,724 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <1>
    • Ithaca
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Memphis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wahoo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
      • Wahoo is located in Saunders County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,603 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wahoo <1>
  • Seward County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Emerald, with the one closest to Emerald listed first.
    • Pleasant Dale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Grover
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
      • Grover is located in Seward County
    • Garland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Milford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Ruby
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
      • Ruby is located in Seward County
    • Seward
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seward have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
      • Seward is located in Seward County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,363 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seward <1>
    • Bee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
      • Bee is located in Seward County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bee <1>
    • Staplehurst
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Goehner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Tamora
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamora
      • Tamora is located in Seward County
    • Beaver Crossing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Cordova
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Utica
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Emerald ...

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 165 newspapers that have been published in the area around Emerald.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Emerald, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Emerald.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Emerald:

Cemeteries Near Emerald ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Emerald.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Emerald, with the one closest to Emerald 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Emerald had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Pleasant Dale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Denton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Woodlawn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Woodlawn is located in Lancaster County
  • Malcolm
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lincoln
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Lincoln is located in Lancaster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 290,505 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <1>
  • West Lincoln
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lincoln
    • West Lincoln is located in Lancaster County
  • College View
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College View
    • College View is located in Lancaster County
  • University Place
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
    • University Place is located in Lancaster County
  • Grover
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
    • Grover is located in Seward County
  • Jamaica
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamaica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica
    • Jamaica is located in Lancaster County
  • Bethany
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
    • Bethany is located in Lancaster County
  • Raymond
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Milford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Camden ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
      • Camden is located in Seward County
    • Berks
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berks
      • Berks is located in Lancaster County

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

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

The official website for Lancaster County: www.lancaster.ne.gov/

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

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 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.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Emerald) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Emerald. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8139, Longitude: -96.8349    
<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 Emerald, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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