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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 Hayland (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 Hayland. 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 and doctors 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.

Hayland is located in Adams 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 Adams County: Buffalo, Clay, Franklin, Hall, Hamilton, Kearney, Nuckolls & Webster.

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

  • Adams County     (The home county of Hayland)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hayland, with the one closest to Hayland listed first.
    • Prosser
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prosser have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser
      • Prosser is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Kenesaw
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenesaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenesaw
      • Kenesaw is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenesaw <2>
    • Juniata
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Assumption
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Hansen
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Hastings
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Blaine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Roseland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Good Samaritan Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Samaritan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Samaritan Village
      • Good Samaritan Village is located in Adams County
    • Holstein
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Ayr
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayr have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayr
      • Ayr is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ayr <2>
  • Buffalo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hayland, with the one closest to Hayland listed first.
    • Denman
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Shelton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton
      • Shelton is located in Buffalo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelton <2>
    • Gibbon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibbon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon
      • Gibbon is located in Buffalo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,875 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibbon <2>
    • Buda
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buda. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
      • Buda is located in Buffalo County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Buda
      • From Hayland to Buda
    • Glenwood Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Kearney
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Prairie Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Poole
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ravenna
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Riverdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
      • Riverdale is located in Buffalo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverdale <2>
  • Clay County
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hayland, with the one closest to Hayland listed first.
    • Campbell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Upland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hayland, with the one closest to Hayland listed first.
    • Wood River
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Doniphan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doniphan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
      • Doniphan is located in Hall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doniphan <2>
    • Alda
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alda
      • Alda is located in Hall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alda <2>
    • Cameron
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Grand Island
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cairo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hayland, with the one closest to Hayland listed first.
    • Giltner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Giltner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giltner
      • Giltner is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Giltner <2>
    • Phillips
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Howard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hayland, with the one closest to Hayland listed first.
    • Boelus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Howard City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard City
      • Howard City is located in Howard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
  • Kearney County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hayland, with the one closest to Hayland listed first.
    • Heartwell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heartwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartwell
      • Heartwell is located in Kearney County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heartwell <2>
    • Valley City ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
      • Valley City is located in Kearney County
    • Norman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Newark
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Newark is located in Kearney County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Newark
      • From Hayland to Newark
    • Minden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Kearney City ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kearney City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney City
      • Kearney City is located in Kearney County
      • Kearney City has also been known as:
      • Dobytown
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kearney City
      • From Hayland to Kearney City
    • Axtell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Keene
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hayland, with the one closest to Hayland listed first.
    • Bladen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Blue Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill
      • Blue Hill is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 850 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Hill <2>
    • Rosemont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Hayland ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hayland.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hayland, with the one closest to Hayland 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.<5>

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

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

  • Prosser
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prosser have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser
    • Prosser is located in Adams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
  • Kenesaw
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenesaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenesaw
    • Kenesaw is located in Adams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenesaw <2>
  • Juniata
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wood River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Shelton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton
    • Shelton is located in Buffalo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelton <2>
  • Hastings
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hansen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Heartwell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heartwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartwell
    • Heartwell is located in Kearney County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heartwell <2>
  • Roseland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Doniphan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doniphan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
    • Doniphan is located in Hall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doniphan <2>
  • Lowell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
    • Lowell is located in Kearney County
  • Holstein
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Gibbon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibbon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon
      • Gibbon is located in Buffalo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,875 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibbon <2>
    • Brickton ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brickton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickton
      • Brickton is located in Adams County
    • Alda
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alda
      • Alda is located in Hall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alda <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Hayland ...

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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hayland.

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

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 helpful 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 Hayland:

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

The official website for Adams County: www.adamscounty.org/

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Hayland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Hayland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hayland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6653, Longitude: -98.5896    









 

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