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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 Hemingford (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 Hemingford. 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 hospitals 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.

Hemingford is located in Box Butte 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 Box Butte County: Dawes, Garden, Morrill, Scotts Bluff, Sheridan & Sioux.

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

  • Box Butte County     (The home county of Hemingford)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hemingford, with the one closest to Hemingford listed first.
    • Berea
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
      • Berea is located in Box Butte County
    • Alliance
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Dawes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hemingford, with the one closest to Hemingford listed first.
    • Marsland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Belmont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Belmont is located in Dawes County
    • Crawford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Morrill County
    • Bonner ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonner
      • Bonner is located in Morrill County
  • Sheridan County
    • Antioch ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
      • Antioch is located in Sheridan County

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

Cemeteries Near Hemingford ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hemingford.

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

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

  • Hemingford Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hemingford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hemingford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Katen Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Katen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Katen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lawn Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Marsland Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marsland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marsland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Plainview Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plainview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plainview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bohemian Pioneer Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bohemian Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bohemian Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Alliance Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Severson Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Severson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Severson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Snake Creek Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snake Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snake Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Belmont Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belmont Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belmont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Hagaman Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Highland Center Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Center Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hemingford had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Hemingford had a population of 763 people.

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

  • Nonpareil
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nonpareil have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonpareil
    • Nonpareil is located in Box Butte County
  • Berea
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
    • Berea is located in Box Butte County
  • Marsland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Alliance
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Belmont
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Belmont is located in Dawes County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Hemingford ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hemingford.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Hemingford. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Hemingford and those printed in the larger area surrounding Hemingford.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5> of Hemingford.

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 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 Hemingford:

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

The official website for Box Butte County: www.co.box-butte.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://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>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.
<4>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 Hemingford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Hemingford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hemingford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3211, Longitude: -103.0755       In this case, the coordinates for Hemingford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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