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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 Hoag (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 Hoag. 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 hospitals and 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.

Hoag is located in Gage County.

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 Gage County: Marshall (KS), Washington (KS), Jefferson, Johnson, Lancaster, Otoe, Pawnee & Saline.

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

  • Gage County     (The home county of Hoag)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hoag, with the one closest to Hoag listed first.
    • Beatrice
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pickrell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ellis
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Ellis is located in Gage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
    • Clatonia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Holmesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Rockford is located in Gage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
    • Cortland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Filley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Blue Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Wymore
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Virginia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Odell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hoag, with the one closest to Hoag listed first.
    • Plymouth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Harbine
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Harbine is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbine
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
    • Diller
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jansen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Endicott
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairbury
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Steele City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Daykin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Powell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Powell is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
    • Thompson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Thompson is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hoag, with the one closest to Hoag listed first.
    • Crab Orchard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Sterling
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Vesta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Vesta is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
    • Saint Mary
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Saint Mary is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary
  • Lancaster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hoag, with the one closest to Hoag listed first.
    • Hallam
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Kramer
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Kramer is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramer
    • Princeton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Princeton is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
    • Firth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Firth is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Firth <1>
    • Sprague
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Martell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Berks
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Berks is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berks
    • Hickman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Holland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Holland is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
    • Hanlon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Hanlon is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlon
    • Roca
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Roca is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roca
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roca <1>
    • Panama
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Otoe County
    • Douglas
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pawnee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hoag, with the one closest to Hoag listed first.
    • Lewiston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Burchard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Saline County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hoag, with the one closest to Hoag listed first.
    • De Witt
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilber
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Swanton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Western
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Crete
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Dorchester
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Tobias
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Seward County
    • Camden ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Camden is located in Seward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Thayer County
    • Alexandria
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Marshall County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hoag, with the one closest to Hoag listed first.
    • Oketo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Oketo is located in Marshall County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
    • Bremen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Bremen is located in Marshall County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
    • Marietta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Marietta is located in Marshall County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
  • Washington County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hoag, with the one closest to Hoag listed first.
    • Lanham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Lanham is located in Washington County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
    • Hollenberg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Hollenberg is located in Washington County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollenberg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
    • Hanover
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Hanover is located in Washington County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Hoag ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hoag.

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 Hoag - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hoag covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Freeman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
    • The Freeman Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Freeman Graves Cemetery
  • First Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • First Mennonite Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Kilpatrick Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Austin Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Ellis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Beatrice Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Elysian View Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Evergreen Home Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Home Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Home Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Beatrice.
    • The Evergreen Home Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Evergreen Cemetery
    • Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100607 <2>
  • St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (150 more) ...
    • Ellis Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hoag had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Beatrice
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pickrell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ellis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Ellis is located in Gage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
  • De Witt
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Plymouth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Harbine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Harbine is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbine
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
  • Holmesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Rockford is located in Gage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
  • Wilber
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Swanton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Cortland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Diller
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Blue Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Filley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jansen
      (16 miles [25.7 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 Hoag. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hoag.

Newspapers Published in Hoag ...

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 242 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hoag.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Hoag:

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 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.
<3>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 Hoag, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Hoag) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.