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 Manley (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 Manley. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Manley is located in Cass 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 Cass County: Fremont (IA), Mills (IA), Lancaster, Otoe, Sarpy & Saunders.
Below are the counties that are near Manley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Manley:
- Cass County (The home county of Manley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Manley, with the one closest to Manley listed first.
- Weeping Water
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Louisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wabash
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wabash is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Murdock
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Avoca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elmwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nehawka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cullom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cullom is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
- Alvo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Murray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manley, with the one closest to Manley listed first.
- Millard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ralston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Boys Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Elkhorn
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Omaha
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Omaha is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478,393 people
- Omaha has also been known as:
- Omaha City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <1>
- Venice
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Venice is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
- Waterloo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Irvington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Irvington is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- King Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- King Lake is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Lake
- Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bennington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Briggs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Briggs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
- Johnson County
- Cook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manley, with the one closest to Manley listed first.
- Prairie Home
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Prairie Home is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
- Waverly
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Walton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bennet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Havelock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Havelock is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
- Cheney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cheney is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheney
- Pine Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Lake is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Arbor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Arbor is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor
- Davey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- College View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- College View is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College View
- Belmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Belmont is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Lincoln
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Otoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manley, with the one closest to Manley listed first.
- Otoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Unadilla
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Syracuse
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dunbar
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wyoming
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wyoming is located in Otoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Palmyra
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lorton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Nebraska City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Douglas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burr
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Talmage
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sarpy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manley, with the one closest to Manley listed first.
- Springfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Linoma Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Linoma Beach is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linoma Beach
- Richfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gretna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- La Platte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- La Platte is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Platte
- Papillion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Chalco
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Portal
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Portal is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
- La Vista
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gilmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmore is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Bellevue
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Avery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Avery is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Saunders County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manley, with the one closest to Manley listed first.
- Ashland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Memphis
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wann
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wann is located in Saunders County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wann
- Ithaca
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yutan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ceresco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Swedeburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Swedeburg is located in Saunders County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeburg
- Fremont County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Manley, with the one closest to Manley listed first.
- Bartlett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bartlett is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- McPaul
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- McPaul is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPaul
- Percival
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thurman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Thurman is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Tabor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Payne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Payne is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Sidney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Anderson is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Mills County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Manley, with the one closest to Manley listed first.
- Pacific Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Folsom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Folsom is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Hentons ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hentons is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentons
- Pacific City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pacific City is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
- Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mills is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- Glenwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mineola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Malvern
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Silver City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Pottawattamie County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Manley, with the one closest to Manley listed first.
- Carter Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Council Bluffs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dumfries
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dumfries is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Manley, see our County-by-County Page for Manley.
Cemeteries Near Manley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Manley.
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 Manley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Manley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Manley, with the one closest to Manley listed first.
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Emmanuel Evangelical Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wabash Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Riverview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Glendale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Bend Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ball Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Platteford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (236 more) ...
- Elmwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Avoca Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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 in 1895, Manley had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Manley had a population of 171 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Manley, with the one closest to Manley listed first.
- Weeping Water
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wabash
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wabash is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Murdock
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Avoca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cedar Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nehawka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alvo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cullom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cullom is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
- Springfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Murray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Richfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ashland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Union
(14 miles [22.5 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 Manley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Manley.
Newspapers Published in Manley ...
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 262 newspapers that have been published in the area around Manley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Manley, 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 Manley.
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 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 Manley:
- Websites specific to Nebraska
- Pages specific to Cass County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Douglas County
- Johnson County
- Lancaster County
- Otoe County
- Sarpy County
- Saunders County
- Fremont County
- Mills County
- Pottawattamie 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 Manley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Manley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |