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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 Loup City (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 Loup City. 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 Loup City ...

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 have occurred.

Loup City has also been known as: Loup.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

Loup City is located in Sherman County and is the County Seat.

To see how the shape of Nebraska's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sherman County: Buffalo, Custer, Greeley, Howard & Valley.

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

  • Sherman County     (The home county of Loup City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loup City, with the one closest to Loup City listed first.
    • North Loup City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Loup City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Loup City
      • North Loup City is located in Sherman County
    • Ashton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Rockville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Litchfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Litchfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
      • Litchfield is located in Sherman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchfield <2>
    • Hazard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Buffalo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loup City, with the one closest to Loup City listed first.
    • Sweetwater
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
      • Sweetwater is located in Buffalo County
    • Ravenna
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Poole
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole
      • Poole is located in Buffalo County
    • Pleasanton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Sartoria
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartoria
      • Sartoria is located in Buffalo County
    • Prairie Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Center
      • Prairie Center is located in Buffalo County
  • Custer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loup City, with the one closest to Loup City listed first.
    • Mason City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
      • Mason City is located in Custer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason City <2>
    • Ansley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Westerville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Wescott
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wescott
      • Wescott is located in Custer County
    • Comstock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comstock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
      • Comstock is located in Custer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comstock <2>
    • Weissert
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Berwyn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
      • Berwyn is located in Custer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwyn <2>
    • Cumro ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumro
      • Cumro is located in Custer County
  • Greeley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loup City, with the one closest to Loup City listed first.
    • Scotia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Horace ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
      • Horace is located in Greeley County
    • Brayton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
      • Brayton is located in Greeley County
    • Greeley Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greeley Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley Center
      • Greeley Center is located in Greeley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
    • Greeley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wolbach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Hall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loup City, with the one closest to Loup City listed first.
    • Cairo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cameron
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Cameron is located in Hall County
  • Howard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loup City, with the one closest to Loup City listed first.
    • Dannevirke
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dannevirke
      • Dannevirke is located in Howard County
    • Cotesfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotesfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotesfield
      • Cotesfield is located in Howard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
    • Farwell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Boelus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Howard City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard City
      • Howard City is located in Howard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
    • Elba
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Nysted
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nysted
      • Nysted is located in Howard County
    • Dannebrog
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dannebrog have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dannebrog
      • Dannebrog is located in Howard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dannebrog <2>
    • Saint Paul
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Valley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loup City, with the one closest to Loup City listed first.
    • Arcadia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • North Loup
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Ord
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
      • Ord is located in Valley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,052 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ord <2>
    • Elyria
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elyria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elyria
      • Elyria is located in Valley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elyria <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Loup City ...

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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Loup City.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Loup City. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Loup City and those printed in the larger area surrounding Loup City.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Loup City.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Loup City:

Cemeteries Near Loup City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Loup City.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Loup City, with the one closest to Loup City 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Loup City had a population of 671 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Loup City had a population of 960 people.

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

  • Ashton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Litchfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Litchfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
    • Litchfield is located in Sherman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchfield <2>
  • Rockville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Arcadia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dannevirke
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dannevirke
    • Dannevirke is located in Howard County
  • Hazard
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sweetwater
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
    • Sweetwater is located in Buffalo County
  • Mason City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
    • Mason City is located in Custer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason City <2>
  • Ravenna
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Nantasket ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nantasket have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantasket
    • Nantasket is located in Buffalo County
  • Farwell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Cotesfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotesfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotesfield
    • Cotesfield is located in Howard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Scotia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • North Loup
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Boelus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Loup City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sherman County: www.co.sherman.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Loup City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Loup City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2769, Longitude: -98.9673    
<4>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.
<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 Loup City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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