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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 Emmet (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 Emmet. 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 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.

Emmet is located in Holt 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 Holt County: Antelope, Boyd, Knox, Loup, Rock & Wheeler.

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

  • Holt County     (The home county of Emmet)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Emmet, with the one closest to Emmet listed first.
    • O'Neill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • O'Neill is located in Holt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,537 people
      • O'Neill has also been known as:
      • O'Neill City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Neill <1>
    • Atkinson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Inman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Inez ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Inez is located in Holt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
    • Amelia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Stuart
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Chambers
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Page
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Stafford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Stafford is located in Holt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
    • Paddock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Paddock is located in Holt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock
    • Emporia ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Emporia is located in Holt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
    • Cleveland ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Cleveland is located in Holt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Antelope County
    • Orchard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Boyd County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Emmet, with the one closest to Emmet listed first.
    • Bristow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Spencer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Butte
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Lynch
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Emmet, with the one closest to Emmet listed first.
    • Venus ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Venus is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venus
    • Knoxville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Knoxville is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
    • Walnut
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Walnut is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
  • Rock County
    • Newport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Emmet ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Emmet.

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

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

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

  • O'Neill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the O'Neill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in O'Neill.
    • The O'Neill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Calvary Cemetery
    • Prospect Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #654077 <2>
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Celia Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Inman Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Phoenix Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Miniola Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Scottville Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Page Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Page Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Page.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1961103 <2>
  • Trussel Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Lambert Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lambert Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Page.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100880 <2>
  • Conley Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (26 more) ...
    • Farmers Hill Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Cleveland Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Star Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Emmet had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Emmet had a population of 46 people.

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

  • O'Neill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • O'Neill is located in Holt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,537 people
    • O'Neill has also been known as:
    • O'Neill City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Neill <1>
  • Atkinson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Inman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Inez ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Inez is located in Holt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
  • Amelia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Chambers
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Stuart
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Page
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Catalpa ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Catalpa is located in Holt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalpa
  • Stafford
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Stafford is located in Holt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
  • Paddock
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Paddock is located in Holt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock
  • Star
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Star is located in Holt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Venus ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Venus is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venus
    • Dustin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Dustin is located in Holt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
    • Dorsey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Dorsey is located in Holt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Emmet ...

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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Emmet.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Emmet. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Emmet and those printed in the larger area surrounding Emmet.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Emmet.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Emmet:

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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Emmet) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Emmet, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.