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 Jackson (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 Jackson. 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 doctors 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.
Jackson is located in Dakota 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 Dakota County: Woodbury (IA), Dixon, Thurston & Union (SD).
Below are the counties that are near Jackson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jackson:
- Dakota County (The home county of Jackson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- Willis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Willis is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Hubbard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Goodwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Goodwin is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin
- Dakota City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South Sioux City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Homer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- Laurel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Obert
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Obert is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Cuming County
- Bancroft
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dixon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- Waterbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ponca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Martinsburg is located in Dixon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Emerson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Allen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wakefield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Newcastle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Concord
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dixon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Maskell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maskell is located in Dixon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maskell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Thurston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- Winnebago
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Thurston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Walthill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pender
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Macy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rosalie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wayne County
- Wayne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Monona County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- Albaton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Albaton is located in Monona County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albaton
- Whiting
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plymouth County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- James
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- James is located in Plymouth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Millnerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Millnerville is located in Plymouth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millnerville
- Hinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Adaville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Adaville is located in Plymouth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaville
- Merrill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Akron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Akron is located in Plymouth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <1>
- Brunsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brunsville is located in Plymouth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Le Mars
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodbury County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- Sioux City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Regency of Sioux City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Regency of Sioux City is located in Woodbury County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency of Sioux City
- Sergeant Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Holiday Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Village is located in Woodbury County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Glen Ellen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Glen Ellen is located in Woodbury County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ellen
- Evergreen Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Village is located in Woodbury County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Salix
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bronson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bronson is located in Woodbury County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- Lawton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lawton is located in Woodbury County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
- Sloan
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Moville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Climbing Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Climbing Hill is located in Woodbury County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climbing Hill
- Clay County (SD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- Burbank
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Vermillion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union County (SD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- Dakota Dunes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McCook Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- McCook Lake is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCook Lake
- North Sioux City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elk Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Richland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Richland is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Estimated population in 2014: 215 people
- Junction City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Junction City is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Spink
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Spink is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spink
- Estimated population in 2014: 237 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jackson, see our County-by-County Page for Jackson.
Cemeteries Near Jackson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jackson.
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 Jackson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jackson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Taylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- War Eagle Grave
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dakota City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94390 <2>
- McCook Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marcus Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Civil Bend Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (99 more) ...
- St. Cornelius Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Logan Park Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Jackson had a population of 308 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Jackson had a population of 199 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- Hubbard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dakota City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South Sioux City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Covington ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Covington is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Waterbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Homer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sioux City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ponca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sergeant Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Glen Ellen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Glen Ellen is located in Woodbury County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ellen
- Leeds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leeds is located in Woodbury County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Martinsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Martinsburg is located in Dixon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Emerson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Allen
(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 Jackson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jackson.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Jackson ...
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 162 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jackson.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Jackson. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Jackson and those printed in the larger area surrounding Jackson.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Jackson.
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 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 Jackson:
- Websites specific to Nebraska
- Pages specific to Dakota County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cedar County
- Cuming County
- Dixon County
- Thurston County
- Wayne County
- Monona County
- Plymouth County
- Woodbury County
- Clay County
- Union 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jackson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Jackson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |