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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 Gilead (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 Gilead. 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 hospitals 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.

Gilead is located in Thayer 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 Thayer County: Republic (KS), Washington (KS), Fillmore, Jefferson & Nuckolls.

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

  • Thayer County     (The home county of Gilead)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gilead, with the one closest to Gilead listed first.
    • Alexandria
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hebron
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Belvidere
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hubbell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbell
      • Hubbell is located in Thayer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbell <1>
    • Chester
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bruning
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Deshler
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deshler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deshler
      • Deshler is located in Thayer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deshler <1>
    • Carleton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carleton
      • Carleton is located in Thayer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carleton <1>
    • Byron
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Davenport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Clay County
    • Ong
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Fillmore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gilead, with the one closest to Gilead listed first.
    • Ohiowa
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Strang
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Milligan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Shickley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Geneva
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Gage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gilead, with the one closest to Gilead listed first.
    • Ellis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
      • Ellis is located in Gage County
    • Lanham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lanham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
      • Lanham is located in Gage County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gilead, with the one closest to Gilead listed first.
    • Reynolds
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Powell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
      • Powell is located in Jefferson County
    • Thompson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Thompson is located in Jefferson County
    • Fairbury
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Daykin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daykin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daykin
      • Daykin is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daykin <1>
    • Endicott
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Endicott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott
      • Endicott is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Endicott <1>
    • Jansen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jansen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jansen
      • Jansen is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jansen <1>
    • Steele City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Harbine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbine
      • Harbine is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
    • Plymouth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
      • Plymouth is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <1>
    • Diller
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Nuckolls County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gilead, with the one closest to Gilead listed first.
    • Ruskin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruskin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
      • Ruskin is located in Nuckolls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruskin <1>
    • Oak
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
      • Oak is located in Nuckolls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak <1>
    • Sedan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
      • Sedan is located in Nuckolls County
    • Hardy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Nora
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
      • Nora is located in Nuckolls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
  • Saline County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gilead, with the one closest to Gilead listed first.
    • Tobias
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Western
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Swanton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Republic County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gilead, with the one closest to Gilead listed first.
    • Narka
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narka
      • Narka is located in Republic County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
    • Munden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munden
      • Munden is located in Republic County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
    • Cuba
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
      • Cuba is located in Republic County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <1>
    • Belleville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
      • Belleville is located in Republic County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,841 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <1>
    • Republic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
      • Republic is located in Republic County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Sherdahl
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sherdahl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherdahl
      • Sherdahl is located in Republic County (KS)
    • Agenda
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agenda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agenda
      • Agenda is located in Republic County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
  • Washington County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gilead, with the one closest to Gilead listed first.
    • Mahaska
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahaska have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahaska
      • Mahaska is located in Washington County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
    • Haddam
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haddam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddam
      • Haddam is located in Washington County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
      • Haddam has also been known as:
      • Haddam City
      • West Haddam
    • Blocker ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blocker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocker
      • Blocker is located in Washington County (KS)
    • Morrowville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrowville
      • Morrowville is located in Washington County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
    • Hollenberg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollenberg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollenberg
      • Hollenberg is located in Washington County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
    • Washington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lanham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
      • Lanham is located in Washington County (KS)
    • Brantford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brantford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantford
      • Brantford is located in Washington County (KS)

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

Cemeteries Near Gilead ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gilead.

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

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

  • Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rose Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Meridian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meridian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meridian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Alexandria Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alexandria Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alexandria Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Powell Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Hebron Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebron Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Hebron Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Hebron Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (132 more) ...
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hubbell Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hubbell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hubbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mahaska Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)

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, Gilead had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Gilead had a population of 37 people.

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

  • Gladstone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
    • Gladstone is located in Jefferson County
  • Reynolds
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Alexandria
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Powell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
    • Powell is located in Jefferson County
  • Thompson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Thompson is located in Jefferson County
  • Hebron
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Hubbell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbell
    • Hubbell is located in Thayer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbell <1>
  • Belvidere
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Stoddard ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoddard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
    • Stoddard is located in Thayer County
  • Mahaska
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahaska have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahaska
    • Mahaska is located in Washington County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
  • Narka
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narka
    • Narka is located in Republic County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
  • Fairbury
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Daykin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daykin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daykin
      • Daykin is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daykin <1>
    • Chester
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bower ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bower have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower
      • Bower is located in Jefferson County

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

Newspapers Published in Gilead ...

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 203 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gilead.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gilead, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gilead.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Gilead:

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

The official website for Thayer County: www.thayercounty.ne.gov/

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://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>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.
<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 Gilead, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gilead) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gilead. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1461, Longitude: -97.4151       In this case, the coordinates for Gilead have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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