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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 Fullerton (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 Fullerton. 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 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.

Fullerton is located in Nance County and is the County Seat.

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 Nance County: Boone, Greeley, Howard, Merrick & Platte.

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

  • Nance County     (The home county of Fullerton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fullerton, with the one closest to Fullerton listed first.
    • Belgrade
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Krakow
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krakow
      • Krakow is located in Nance County
    • Genoa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Boone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fullerton, with the one closest to Fullerton listed first.
    • Saint Edward
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Rapids
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rapids
      • Cedar Rapids is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Rapids <1>
    • Boone
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
      • Boone is located in Boone County
    • Vorhees
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vorhees
      • Vorhees is located in Boone County
    • Albion
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
      • Albion is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,558 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <1>
    • Primrose
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Primrose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
      • Primrose is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Primrose <1>
    • Loretto
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
      • Loretto is located in Boone County
    • Akron
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Akron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
      • Akron is located in Boone County
  • Greeley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fullerton, with the one closest to Fullerton listed first.
    • Wolbach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Brayton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
      • Brayton is located in Greeley County
    • Spalding
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spalding have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spalding
      • Spalding is located in Greeley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spalding <1>
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fullerton, with the one closest to Fullerton listed first.
    • Hordville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Overland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland
      • Overland is located in Hamilton County
    • Kronborg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kronborg
      • Kronborg is located in Hamilton County
    • Marquette
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Howard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fullerton, with the one closest to Fullerton listed first.
    • Cushing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
      • Cushing is located in Howard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
    • Saint Libory
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Paul
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Madison County
    • Newman Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Merrick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fullerton, with the one closest to Fullerton listed first.
    • Clarks
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
      • Clarks is located in Merrick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks <1>
    • Hord
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Archer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Silver Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Central City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Palmer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worms
      • Worms is located in Merrick County
    • Chapman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Platte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fullerton, with the one closest to Fullerton listed first.
    • Monroe
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Monroe is located in Platte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <1>
    • Rosenburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenburg
      • Rosenburg is located in Platte County
    • Duncan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
      • Duncan is located in Platte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <1>
    • Oconee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee
      • Oconee is located in Platte County
    • Lindsay
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Platte Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platte Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Center
      • Platte Center is located in Platte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platte Center <1>
    • Sheldonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville
      • Sheldonville is located in Platte County
    • Tarnov
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarnov
      • Tarnov is located in Platte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
    • Cornlea
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornlea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornlea
      • Cornlea is located in Platte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • Saint Bernard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernard
      • Saint Bernard is located in Platte County
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fullerton, with the one closest to Fullerton listed first.
    • Swedehome
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedehome
      • Swedehome is located in Polk County
    • Polk
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Osceola
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Stromsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Shelby
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fullerton, with the one closest to Fullerton listed first.
    • Arborville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arborville
      • Arborville is located in York County
    • Benedict
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Fullerton ...

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 138 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fullerton.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Fullerton:

Cemeteries Near Fullerton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fullerton.

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

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

  • St. Peter Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Fullerton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Sunnyside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Morning Star Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Morning Star Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morning Star Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2307466 <4>
  • Bureau Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bureau Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Clarks.
    • The Bureau Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pierce Chapel Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bureau Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100438 <4>
  • Main Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Main Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Belgrade.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Main Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100939 <4>
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Skeedee Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Redwing Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Peace Lutheran Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Burke Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (93 more) ...

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.<7>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Fullerton had a population of 968 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Fullerton had a population of 1,228 people.

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

  • Merchiston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merchiston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merchiston
    • Merchiston is located in Nance County
  • Belgrade
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarks
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
    • Clarks is located in Merrick County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks <1>
  • Havens
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havens
    • Havens is located in Merrick County
  • Genoa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Archer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Edward
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Silver Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Rapids
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rapids
    • Cedar Rapids is located in Boone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Rapids <1>
  • Palmer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Central City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Boone
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
    • Boone is located in Boone County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Paddock
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paddock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock
      • Paddock is located in Merrick County
    • Swedehome
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedehome
      • Swedehome is located in Polk County
    • Monroe
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Monroe is located in Platte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <1>

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

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

The official website for Nance County: www.co.nance.ne.us/

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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fullerton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fullerton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3622, Longitude: -97.9703    
<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>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.
<6>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Fullerton and Saint Edward. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<7>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 Fullerton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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