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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 Grainton (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 Grainton. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Grainton is located in Perkins 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 Perkins County: Phillips (CO), Sedgwick (CO), Chase, Hayes, Keith & Lincoln.

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

  • Perkins County     (The home county of Grainton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grainton, with the one closest to Grainton listed first.
    • Elsie
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Madrid
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madrid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
      • Madrid is located in Perkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madrid <1>
    • Grant
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
      • Grant is located in Perkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,104 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant <1>
  • Chase County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grainton, with the one closest to Grainton listed first.
    • Blanche ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blanche. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
      • Blanche is located in Chase County
    • Catherine ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Catherine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
      • Catherine is located in Chase County
    • Wauneta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Enders
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Imperial
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hayes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grainton, with the one closest to Grainton listed first.
    • Hayes Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayes Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Center
      • Hayes Center is located in Hayes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayes Center <1>
    • Hamlet
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Keith County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grainton, with the one closest to Grainton listed first.
    • Paxton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Sarben
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarben
      • Sarben is located in Keith County
    • Roscoe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
      • Roscoe is located in Keith County
    • Ogallala
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grainton, with the one closest to Grainton listed first.
    • Wallace
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Dickens
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens
      • Dickens is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickens <1>
    • Somerset
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerset have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
      • Somerset is located in Lincoln County
    • Sutherland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Hershey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hershey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hershey
      • Hershey is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 644 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hershey <1>
    • Wellfleet
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Birdwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birdwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdwood
      • Birdwood is located in Lincoln County

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

Newspapers Published in Grainton ...

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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grainton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grainton, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grainton.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Grainton:

Cemeteries Near Grainton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grainton.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grainton, with the one closest to Grainton 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.<6>

While we didn't find Grainton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Grainton.

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

  • Elsie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Wallace
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Blanche ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blanche. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
    • Blanche is located in Chase County
  • Catherine ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Catherine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
    • Catherine is located in Chase County
  • Madrid
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madrid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
    • Madrid is located in Perkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madrid <1>
  • Dickens
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens
    • Dickens is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickens <1>
  • Paxton
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Somerset
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerset have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
    • Somerset is located in Lincoln County
  • Grant
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
    • Grant is located in Perkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,104 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant <1>
  • Marengo
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marengo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
    • Marengo is located in Hayes County
  • Hayes Center
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayes Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Center
    • Hayes Center is located in Hayes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayes Center <1>
  • O'Fallons
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for O'Fallons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Fallons
    • O'Fallons is located in Lincoln County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Roscoe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
      • Roscoe is located in Keith County
    • Hershey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hershey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hershey
      • Hershey is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 644 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hershey <1>
    • Imperial
      (28 miles [45.1 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 Grainton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grainton.

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

The official website for Perkins County: www.co.perkins.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>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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grainton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grainton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8231, Longitude: -101.2874       In this case, the coordinates for Grainton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Grainton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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