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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 Farwell (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 Farwell. 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.

Farwell is located in Howard 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 Howard County: Buffalo, Greeley, Hall, Merrick, Nance, Sherman & Valley.

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

  • Howard County     (The home county of Farwell)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farwell, with the one closest to Farwell listed first.
    • Elba
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Nysted
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nysted
      • Nysted is located in Howard County
    • Dannebrog
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dannebrog have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dannebrog
      • Dannebrog is located in Howard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dannebrog <1>
    • Saint Paul
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Dannevirke
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dannevirke
      • Dannevirke is located in Howard County
    • Cotesfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotesfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotesfield
      • Cotesfield is located in Howard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
    • Boelus
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Howard City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard City
      • Howard City is located in Howard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
    • Cushing
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
      • Cushing is located in Howard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
    • Saint Libory
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Buffalo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farwell, with the one closest to Farwell listed first.
    • Ravenna
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Sweetwater
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
      • Sweetwater is located in Buffalo County
    • Poole
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole
      • Poole is located in Buffalo County
    • Pleasanton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Shelton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton
      • Shelton is located in Buffalo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelton <1>
  • Greeley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farwell, with the one closest to Farwell listed first.
    • Scotia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Wolbach
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Brayton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
      • Brayton is located in Greeley County
    • Horace ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
      • Horace is located in Greeley County
    • Greeley Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greeley Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley Center
      • Greeley Center is located in Greeley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
    • Greeley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Hall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farwell, with the one closest to Farwell listed first.
    • Cairo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Cameron
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Cameron is located in Hall County
    • Grand Island
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Alda
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alda
      • Alda is located in Hall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alda <1>
    • Wood River
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Hamilton County
    • Phillips
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Merrick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farwell, with the one closest to Farwell listed first.
    • Palmer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
      • Palmer is located in Merrick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmer <1>
    • Worms
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worms
      • Worms is located in Merrick County
    • Archer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Chapman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hord
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
      • Hord is located in Merrick County
  • Sherman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farwell, with the one closest to Farwell listed first.
    • Ashton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Rockville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • North Loup City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Loup City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Loup City
      • North Loup City is located in Sherman County
    • Loup City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loup City
      • Loup City is located in Sherman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
      • Loup City has also been known as:
      • Loup
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loup City <1>
    • Hazard
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Litchfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Litchfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
      • Litchfield is located in Sherman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchfield <1>
  • Valley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farwell, with the one closest to Farwell listed first.
    • North Loup
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Arcadia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ord
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
      • Ord is located in Valley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,052 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ord <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Farwell ...

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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Farwell.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Farwell, 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 Farwell.

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 Farwell:

Cemeteries Near Farwell ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Farwell.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Farwell, with the one closest to Farwell 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, Farwell had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Farwell had a population of 117 people.

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

  • Nysted
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nysted
    • Nysted is located in Howard County
  • Elba
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dannebrog
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dannebrog have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dannebrog
    • Dannebrog is located in Howard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dannebrog <1>
  • Saint Paul
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Dannevirke
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dannevirke
    • Dannevirke is located in Howard County
  • Ashton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cotesfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotesfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotesfield
    • Cotesfield is located in Howard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
  • Boelus
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Michael
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Michael have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michael
    • Saint Michael is located in Buffalo County
  • Cairo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Cushing
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
    • Cushing is located in Howard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Saint Libory
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Scotia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Nantasket ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nantasket have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantasket
      • Nantasket is located in Buffalo County

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

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

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Farwell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Farwell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2154, Longitude: -98.6284    
<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 Farwell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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