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 Hartington (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 Hartington. 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 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.
Hartington is located in Cedar County and is the County Seat.
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 Cedar County: Dixon, Knox, Pierce, Wayne, Clay (SD) & Yankton (SD).
Below are the counties that are near Hartington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hartington:
- Cedar County (The home county of Hartington)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hartington, with the one closest to Hartington listed first.
- Bow Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bow Valley is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Valley
- Fordyce
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coleridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wynot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Constance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Constance is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constance
- Obert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Obert is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Saint Helena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Belden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Laurel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Magnet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aten
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aten is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aten
- Randolph
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dixon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hartington, with the one closest to Hartington listed first.
- Maskell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Maskell is located in Dixon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maskell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Newcastle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dixon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Concord
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Martinsburg is located in Dixon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Allen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ponca
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Waterbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hartington, with the one closest to Hartington listed first.
- Crofton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wausa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lindy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lindy is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindy
- Tewsville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Tewsville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tewsville
- Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pierce County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hartington, with the one closest to Hartington listed first.
- McLean
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Osmond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Breslau
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Breslau is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau
- Wee Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wee Town is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wee Town
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hartington, with the one closest to Hartington listed first.
- Sholes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sholes is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sholes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
- Carroll
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wayne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bon Homme County (SD)
- Tabor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tabor is located in Bon Homme County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tabor <1>
- Clay County (SD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hartington, with the one closest to Hartington listed first.
- Meckling
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Vermillion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burbank
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Westreville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Westreville is located in Clay County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westreville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 208 people
- Bloomingdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomingdale is located in Clay County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Wakonda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Greenfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield is located in Clay County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Estimated population in 2014: 40 people
- Lodi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lodi is located in Clay County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Estimated population in 2014: 82 people
- Hub City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hub City is located in Clay County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
- Union County (SD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hartington, with the one closest to Hartington listed first.
- Junction City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Junction City is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Elk Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Spink
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spink is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spink
- Estimated population in 2014: 237 people
- Yankton County (SD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hartington, with the one closest to Hartington listed first.
- Yankton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gayville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mission Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fairview Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Heights is located in Yankton County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 77 people
- Oak Hills Addition
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hills Addition is located in Yankton County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills Addition
- Estimated population in 2014: 23 people
- Valleyview
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Valleyview is located in Yankton County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Volin
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Utica
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hartington, see our County-by-County Page for Hartington.
Cemeteries Near Hartington ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hartington.
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 Hartington - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hartington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hartington, with the one closest to Hartington listed first.
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hartington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Paragon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fordyce Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Michael Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wynot Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oliver Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Norris Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Obert Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lime Creek Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- St. Helena Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (85 more) ...
- Crofton Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Magnet Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maskell Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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, Hartington had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Hartington had a population of 1,469 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hartington, with the one closest to Hartington listed first.
- Bow Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bow Valley is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Valley
- Coleridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint James
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint James is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Constance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Constance is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constance
- Menominee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Menominee is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menominee
- Lime Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lime Grove is located in Dixon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Grove
- Saint Helena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Belden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Magnet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wausa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Aten
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aten is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aten
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Yankton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Meckling
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hartington. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hartington.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Hartington ...
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 118 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hartington.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Hartington. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Hartington and those printed in the larger area surrounding Hartington.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Hartington.
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 Hartington:
- Websites specific to Nebraska
- Pages specific to Cedar County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dixon County
- Knox County
- Pierce County
- Wayne County
- Bon Homme County
- Clay County
- Union County
- Yankton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Nebraska
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 Hartington, 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' (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- Hartington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |