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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 Gardiner (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 Gardiner. 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 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 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.

Gardiner is located in Platte 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 Platte County: Boone, Butler, Colfax, Madison, Merrick, Nance & Polk.

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

  • Platte County     (The home county of Gardiner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gardiner, with the one closest to Gardiner listed first.
    • Duncan
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Monroe
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Oconee
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Oconee is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee
    • Sheldonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Sheldonville is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville
    • Columbus
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Platte Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Carriage House Estates
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Tarnov
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Tarnov is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarnov
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
    • Rosenburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Rosenburg is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenburg
    • Cornlea
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Cornlea is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornlea
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • Humphrey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Lindsay
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Boone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gardiner, with the one closest to Gardiner listed first.
    • Saint Edward
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Boone
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Boone is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
    • Vorhees
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Vorhees is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vorhees
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gardiner, with the one closest to Gardiner listed first.
    • Bellwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Rising City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Millerton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Millerton is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
    • Surprise
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Surprise is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
    • David City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Garrison
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Garrison is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
    • Octavia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Octavia is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octavia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
    • Ulysses
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Colfax County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gardiner, with the one closest to Gardiner listed first.
    • Richland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Richland is located in Colfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Schuyler
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Leigh
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gardiner, with the one closest to Gardiner listed first.
    • Hordville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Overland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Overland is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland
  • Madison County
    • Newman Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Merrick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gardiner, with the one closest to Gardiner listed first.
    • Silver Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Clarks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Central City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hord
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hord is located in Merrick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
  • Nance County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gardiner, with the one closest to Gardiner listed first.
    • Genoa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Krakow
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Krakow is located in Nance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krakow
    • Merchiston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Merchiston is located in Nance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merchiston
    • Fullerton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Belgrade
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gardiner, with the one closest to Gardiner listed first.
    • Osceola
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Shelby
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Swedehome
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Swedehome is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedehome
    • Stromsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Polk
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gardiner, with the one closest to Gardiner listed first.
    • Benedict
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Gresham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Arborville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Arborville is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arborville
    • Thayer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Thayer is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people

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

Cemeteries Near Gardiner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gardiner.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gardiner, with the one closest to Gardiner 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Gardiner had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Duncan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Silver Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Monroe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Oconee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Oconee is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee
  • Genoa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Havens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Havens is located in Merrick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havens
  • Columbus
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Osceola
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Shelby
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Platte Center
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Swedehome
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Swedehome is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedehome
  • Stromsburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bellwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Merchiston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Merchiston is located in Nance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merchiston
    • Clarks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Gardiner ...

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 156 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gardiner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gardiner, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gardiner.

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 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 Gardiner:

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 'straight-line' (or 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- Gardiner) 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 Gardiner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.