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 Hubbell (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 Hubbell. 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 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.
Hubbell is located in Thayer 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 Thayer County: Republic (KS), Washington (KS), Fillmore, Jefferson & Nuckolls.
Below are the counties that are near Hubbell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hubbell:
- Thayer County (The home county of Hubbell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hubbell, with the one closest to Hubbell listed first.
- Chester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stoddard ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stoddard is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
- Gilead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Byron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Deshler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alexandria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Belvidere
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bruning
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Carleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Davenport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fillmore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hubbell, with the one closest to Hubbell listed first.
- Ohiowa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Strang
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Shickley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hubbell, with the one closest to Hubbell listed first.
- Reynolds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Thompson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Powell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Powell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Fairbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Endicott
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Daykin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Steele City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jansen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Diller
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Harbine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harbine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Nuckolls County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hubbell, with the one closest to Hubbell listed first.
- Ruskin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hardy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nora is located in Nuckolls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
- Superior
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hubbell, with the one closest to Hubbell listed first.
- Tobias
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Western
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cloud County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hubbell, with the one closest to Hubbell listed first.
- Clyde
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ames
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ames is located in Cloud County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Rice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rice is located in Cloud County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- Jewell County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hubbell, with the one closest to Hubbell listed first.
- Webber
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Formoso
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Formoso is located in Jewell County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formoso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Republic County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hubbell, with the one closest to Hubbell listed first.
- Narka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Narka is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Munden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Munden is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Cuba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cuba is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <1>
- Belleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Republic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Republic is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Sherdahl
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sherdahl is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherdahl
- Agenda
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Agenda is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agenda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Scandia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- White Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- White Rock is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Courtland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Norway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Norway is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Kackley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kackley is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kackley
- Washington County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hubbell, with the one closest to Hubbell listed first.
- Mahaska
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mahaska is located in Washington County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahaska
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Haddam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Haddam is located in Washington County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Haddam has also been known as:
- Haddam City
- West Haddam
- Blocker ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blocker is located in Washington County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocker
- Morrowville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morrowville is located in Washington County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrowville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Brantford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Brantford is located in Washington County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantford
- Hollenberg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hollenberg is located in Washington County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollenberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
- Washington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hubbell, see our County-by-County Page for Hubbell.
Cemeteries Near Hubbell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hubbell.
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 Hubbell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hubbell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hubbell, with the one closest to Hubbell listed first.
- Hubbell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chester Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chester Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Chester.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100483 <2>
- Rose Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- National Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mahaska Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stephenson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (144 more) ...
- St. Georges Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tabor Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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 Hubbell had a population of 330 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Hubbell had a population of 64 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hubbell, with the one closest to Hubbell listed first.
- Narka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Narka is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Munden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Munden is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Chester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mahaska
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mahaska is located in Washington County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahaska
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Stoddard ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stoddard is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
- Reynolds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gilead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Haworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Haworth is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Thompson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Thompson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Belleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cuba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cuba is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <1>
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Haddam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Haddam is located in Washington County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Haddam has also been known as:
- Haddam City
- West Haddam
- Gladstone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gladstone is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Byron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hubbell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hubbell.
Newspapers Published in Hubbell ...
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 230 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hubbell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hubbell, 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 Hubbell.
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 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 Hubbell:
- Websites specific to Nebraska
- Pages specific to Thayer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fillmore County
- Jefferson County
- Nuckolls County
- Saline County
- Cloud County
- Jewell County
- Republic County
- Washington 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> | 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 Hubbell, 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- Hubbell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |