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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 Harbine (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 Harbine. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

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

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

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Harbine)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harbine, with the one closest to Harbine listed first.
    • Diller
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jansen
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Plymouth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Endicott
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Steele City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steele City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele City
      • Steele City is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steele City <1>
    • Fairbury
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Powell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
      • Powell is located in Jefferson County
    • Thompson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Thompson is located in Jefferson County
    • Daykin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Reynolds
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fillmore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harbine, with the one closest to Harbine listed first.
    • Ohiowa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Milligan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Gage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harbine, with the one closest to Harbine listed first.
    • Ellis
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
      • Ellis is located in Gage County
    • Beatrice
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Odell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lanham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
      • Lanham is located in Gage County
    • Blue Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Holmesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Wymore
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Pickrell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
      • Rockford is located in Gage County
    • Clatonia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Barneston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Filley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Johnson County
    • Crab Orchard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
      • Crab Orchard is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crab Orchard <1>
  • Lancaster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harbine, with the one closest to Harbine listed first.
    • Hallam
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Kramer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramer
      • Kramer is located in Lancaster County
    • Princeton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
      • Princeton is located in Lancaster County
    • Firth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firth
      • Firth is located in Lancaster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Firth <1>
  • Pawnee County
    • Lewiston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewiston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
      • Lewiston is located in Pawnee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <1>
  • Saline County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harbine, with the one closest to Harbine listed first.
    • De Witt
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Swanton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Western
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilber
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Tobias
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Crete
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Thayer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harbine, with the one closest to Harbine listed first.
    • Alexandria
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Gilead
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
      • Gilead is located in Thayer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilead <1>
    • Hubbell
      (30 miles [48.3 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>
  • Marshall County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harbine, with the one closest to Harbine listed first.
    • Bremen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
      • Bremen is located in Marshall County (KS)
    • Marietta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
      • Marietta is located in Marshall County (KS)
    • Oketo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketo
      • Oketo is located in Marshall County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
    • Marysville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Republic County (KS)
    • Narka
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narka
      • Narka is located in Republic County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
  • Washington County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harbine, with the one closest to Harbine listed first.
    • Hollenberg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Lanham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
      • Lanham is located in Washington County (KS)
    • Hanover
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
      • Hanover is located in Washington County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <1>
    • Mahaska
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Blocker ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • 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)
    • Washington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Morrowville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrowville
      • Morrowville is located in Washington County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
    • Haddam
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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

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

Newspapers Published in Harbine ...

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 249 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harbine.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Harbine:

Cemeteries Near Harbine ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harbine.

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

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

  • Harbine Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harbine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harbine Cemetery
  • Hope Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Church Cemetery
  • Prairie Home Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Plymouth Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Plymouth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Plymouth Cemetery
  • Ellis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellis Cemetery
  • Jansen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jansen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jansen Cemetery
  • Ellis Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellis Cemetery
  • Emmanuel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmanuel Cemetery
  • Kilpatrick Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kilpatrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kilpatrick Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Bartel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bartel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bartel Cemetery
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
  • Continue List   (147 more) ...
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Megli Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Megli Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Megli Cemetery
    • Grandy Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grandy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandy Cemetery

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Harbine had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Harbine had a population of 44 people.

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

  • Diller
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Ellis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
    • Ellis is located in Gage County
  • Jansen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Plymouth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Endicott
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Fairbury
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Steele City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steele City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele City
    • Steele City is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steele City <1>
  • Hoag
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoag have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoag
    • Hoag is located in Gage County
  • Bower ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Beatrice
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Odell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hollenberg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lanham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
      • Lanham is located in Washington County (KS)
    • Lanham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
      • Lanham is located in Gage County
    • Swanton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harbine) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harbine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1916, Longitude: -96.9731    
<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 Harbine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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