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Our Genealogy Helper

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 Gladstone (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 Gladstone. 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 and doctors 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.

Gladstone is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Republic (KS), Washington (KS), Fillmore, Gage, Saline & Thayer.

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

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Gladstone)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gladstone, with the one closest to Gladstone listed first.
    • Powell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Powell is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
    • Fairbury
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Reynolds
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Thompson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Thompson is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Jansen
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Daykin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Endicott
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Harbine
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Harbine is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbine
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
    • Steele City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Diller
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Plymouth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Fillmore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gladstone, with the one closest to Gladstone listed first.
    • Ohiowa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Strang
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Milligan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Shickley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Geneva
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Gage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gladstone, with the one closest to Gladstone listed first.
    • Ellis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Ellis is located in Gage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
    • Lanham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lanham is located in Gage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
    • Odell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Beatrice
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Nuckolls County
    • Ruskin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Saline County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gladstone, with the one closest to Gladstone listed first.
    • Tobias
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Western
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Swanton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • De Witt
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilber
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Thayer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gladstone, with the one closest to Gladstone listed first.
    • Gilead
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Alexandria
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Belvidere
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hubbell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hebron
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Stoddard ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Stoddard is located in Thayer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
    • Bruning
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Chester
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Carleton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Deshler
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Byron
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Davenport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Republic County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gladstone, with the one closest to Gladstone listed first.
    • Narka
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Narka is located in Republic County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narka
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
    • Munden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Munden is located in Republic County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
    • Cuba
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Cuba is located in Republic County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <1>
    • Belleville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Washington County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gladstone, with the one closest to Gladstone listed first.
    • Mahaska
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Mahaska is located in Washington County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahaska
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
    • Blocker ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Blocker is located in Washington County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocker
    • Hollenberg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hollenberg is located in Washington County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollenberg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
    • Haddam
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Haddam is located in Washington County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddam
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
      • Haddam has also been known as:
      • Haddam City
      • West Haddam
    • Morrowville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Morrowville is located in Washington County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrowville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
    • Lanham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lanham is located in Washington County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
    • Washington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hanover
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hanover is located in Washington County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Gladstone ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gladstone.

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

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

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

  • Meridian Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Powell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rose Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Richland Center Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Silver Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairbury Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Alexandria Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Grandy Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Bartel Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Bower Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (135 more) ...
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Williams Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Gladstone had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Powell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Powell is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
  • Gilead
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Reynolds
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Thompson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Thompson is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
  • Fairbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Alexandria
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bower ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bower is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower
  • Jansen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Daykin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Mahaska
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Mahaska is located in Washington County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahaska
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
  • Endicott
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hubbell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Belvidere
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hebron
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Narka
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Narka is located in Republic County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narka
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people

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

Newspapers Published in Gladstone ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gladstone.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Gladstone:

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>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 Gladstone, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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- Gladstone) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.