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 Lime Grove (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 Lime Grove. 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 Lime Grove ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Lime Grove: Lime Grv.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Lime Grove is located in Dixon 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 Dixon County: Cedar, Dakota, Thurston, Wayne, Clay (SD) & Union (SD).
Below are the counties that are near Lime Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lime Grove:
- Dixon County (The home county of Lime Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lime Grove, with the one closest to Lime Grove listed first.
- Maskell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maskell is located in Dixon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maskell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Newcastle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Martinsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsburg is located in Dixon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Ponca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Allen
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Concord
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Waterbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wakefield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Emerson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lime Grove, with the one closest to Lime Grove listed first.
- Obert
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Obert is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Wynot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bow Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bow Valley is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Valley
- Hartington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Coleridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Helena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fordyce
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Belden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Constance
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Constance is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constance
- Aten
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Aten is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aten
- Randolph
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dakota County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lime Grove, with the one closest to Lime Grove listed first.
- Goodwin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Goodwin is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin
- Willis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Willis is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Jackson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hubbard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lime Grove, with the one closest to Lime Grove listed first.
- Crofton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wausa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pierce County
- McLean
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lime Grove, with the one closest to Lime Grove listed first.
- Sholes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sholes is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sholes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
- Carroll
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wayne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Plymouth County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lime Grove, with the one closest to Lime Grove listed first.
- Westfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Akron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Millnerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Millnerville is located in Plymouth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millnerville
- Adaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Adaville is located in Plymouth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaville
- Sioux County (IA)
- Chatsworth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chatsworth is located in Sioux County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Clay County (SD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lime Grove, with the one closest to Lime Grove listed first.
- Vermillion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burbank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Meckling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Greenfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield is located in Clay County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Estimated population in 2014: 40 people
- Bloomingdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bloomingdale is located in Clay County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Westreville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Westreville is located in Clay County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westreville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 208 people
- Hub City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hub City is located in Clay County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
- Lodi
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lodi is located in Clay County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Estimated population in 2014: 82 people
- Alsen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alsen is located in Clay County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsen
- Wakonda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Komstad ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Komstad is located in Clay County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komstad
- Estimated population in 2014: 12 people
- Riverside ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Clay County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Turner County (SD)
- Irene
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Union County (SD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lime Grove, with the one closest to Lime Grove listed first.
- Junction City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Junction City is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Elk Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Richland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Richland is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Estimated population in 2014: 215 people
- Spink
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Spink is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spink
- Estimated population in 2014: 237 people
- Jefferson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Nora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nora is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
- Emmet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Emmet is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Estimated population in 2014: 231 people
- McCook Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- McCook Lake is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCook Lake
- North Sioux City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Big Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Big Springs is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Dakota Dunes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beresford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Beresford is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,043 people
- Former name for Beresford:
- Paris
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beresford <1>
- Yankton County (SD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lime Grove, with the one closest to Lime Grove listed first.
- Gayville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mission Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Volin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yankton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Valleyview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Valleyview is located in Yankton County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Fairview Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Heights is located in Yankton County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 77 people
- Oak Hills Addition
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hills Addition is located in Yankton County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills Addition
- Estimated population in 2014: 23 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lime Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Lime Grove.
Cemeteries Near Lime Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lime Grove.
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 Lime Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lime Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lime Grove, with the one closest to Lime Grove listed first.
- Lime Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Maskell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Obert Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Daily Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ionia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bluff View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wynot Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Paragon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Silver Ridge Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (101 more) ...
- Meckling Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dowlin Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
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, Lime Grove had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lime Grove, with the one closest to Lime Grove listed first.
- Newcastle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Vermillion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saint James
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint James is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Burbank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ionia ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ionia is located in Dixon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
- Meckling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hartington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Martinsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsburg is located in Dixon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Bow Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bow Valley is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Valley
- Coleridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ponca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Greenfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield is located in Clay County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Estimated population in 2014: 40 people
- Saint Helena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lime Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lime Grove.
Newspapers Published in Lime Grove ...
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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lime Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lime Grove, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lime Grove.
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 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 Lime Grove:
- Websites specific to Nebraska
- Pages specific to Dixon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cedar County
- Dakota County
- Knox County
- Pierce County
- Wayne County
- Plymouth County
- Sioux County
- Clay County
- Turner County
- Union County
- Yankton 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lime Grove) 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 Lime Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |