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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 Kuesters Lake (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 Kuesters Lake. 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.

Name Variations for Kuesters Lake ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

  • A typical abbreviation for Kuesters Lake: Kuesters Lk.
  • While the name of this community is Kuesters Lake, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Kuesters Lake may originally have been Kuester's Lake.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Kuesters Lake might be written as Kuester Lake.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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.

Kuesters Lake is located in Hall 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 Hall County: Adams, Buffalo, Hamilton, Howard & Merrick.

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

  • Hall County     (The home county of Kuesters Lake)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kuesters Lake, with the one closest to Kuesters Lake listed first.
    • Grand Island
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Alda
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Doniphan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Wood River
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cairo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Cameron
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Cameron is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kuesters Lake, with the one closest to Kuesters Lake listed first.
    • Hansen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Hansen is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansen
    • Blaine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Blaine is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
    • Prosser
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Prosser is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Hastings
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Hayland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Hayland is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayland
    • Good Samaritan Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Juniata
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Kenesaw
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Buffalo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kuesters Lake, with the one closest to Kuesters Lake listed first.
    • Shelton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Denman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Denman is located in Buffalo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denman
    • Nantasket ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Nantasket is located in Buffalo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantasket
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kuesters Lake, with the one closest to Kuesters Lake listed first.
    • Trumbull
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Inland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Harvard
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Saronville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Glenvil
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Clay Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Verona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Verona is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kuesters Lake, with the one closest to Kuesters Lake listed first.
    • Phillips
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Giltner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Aurora
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Marquette
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Kronborg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Kronborg is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kronborg
    • Overland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Overland is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland
    • Hampton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Hordville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Stockham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Stockham is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
  • Howard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kuesters Lake, with the one closest to Kuesters Lake listed first.
    • Saint Libory
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Dannebrog
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Paul
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Nysted
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Nysted is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nysted
    • Boelus
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Howard City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Howard City is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
    • Cushing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Cushing is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
    • Farwell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Elba
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Merrick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kuesters Lake, with the one closest to Kuesters Lake listed first.
    • Chapman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Worms
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Worms is located in Merrick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worms
    • Paddock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Paddock is located in Merrick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock
    • Archer
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Hord
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Hord is located in Merrick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
    • Palmer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Central City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Polk County
    • Polk
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kuesters Lake, with the one closest to Kuesters Lake listed first.
    • Henderson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Arborville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Arborville is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arborville
    • Bradshaw
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Kuesters Lake ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kuesters Lake.

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 Kuesters Lake - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kuesters Lake, with the one closest to Kuesters Lake 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 Kuesters Lake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kuesters Lake.

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

  • Grand Island
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Lockwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lockwood is located in Merrick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
  • Alda
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Chapman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Doniphan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Abbott
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Abbott is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
  • Saint Libory
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Aurora
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Marquette
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Hansen
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Hansen is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansen
  • Trumbull
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Paddock
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Paddock is located in Merrick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Wood River
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cairo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Cameron
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Cameron is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron

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

Newspapers Published in Kuesters Lake ...

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 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kuesters Lake.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Kuesters Lake:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kuesters Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Kuesters Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.