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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 McCool Junction (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 McCool Junction. 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 McCool Junction ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for McCool Junction: McCool Jct. (or less commonly used: McCool Jctn.)

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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

McCool Junction is located in York County.

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 York County: Butler, Clay, Fillmore, Hamilton, Polk, Saline & Seward.

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

  • York County     (The home county of McCool Junction)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCool Junction, with the one closest to McCool Junction listed first.
    • Lushton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lushton
      • Lushton is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
    • York
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Henderson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Waco
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bradshaw
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Thayer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
      • Thayer is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
    • Benedict
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Arborville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arborville
      • Arborville is located in York County
    • Gresham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCool Junction, with the one closest to McCool Junction listed first.
    • Surprise
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
      • Surprise is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
    • Ulysses
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCool Junction, with the one closest to McCool Junction listed first.
    • Sutton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Saronville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saronville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saronville
      • Saronville is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saronville <1>
    • Verona
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
      • Verona is located in Clay County
    • Ong
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Harvard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Clay Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Fillmore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCool Junction, with the one closest to McCool Junction listed first.
    • Fairmont
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Exeter
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
      • Exeter is located in Fillmore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <1>
    • Grafton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bixby
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
      • Bixby is located in Fillmore County
    • Geneva
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Milligan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Strang
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strang have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strang
      • Strang is located in Fillmore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strang <1>
    • Shickley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Ohiowa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCool Junction, with the one closest to McCool Junction listed first.
    • Hampton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Stockham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockham
      • Stockham is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
    • Aurora
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Aurora is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,490 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <1>
    • Kronborg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kronborg
      • Kronborg is located in Hamilton County
    • Hordville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Marquette
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Giltner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Giltner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giltner
      • Giltner is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Giltner <1>
    • Overland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland
      • Overland is located in Hamilton County
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCool Junction, with the one closest to McCool Junction listed first.
    • Polk
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Stromsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Swedehome
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedehome
      • Swedehome is located in Polk County
    • Osceola
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Saline County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCool Junction, with the one closest to McCool Junction listed first.
    • Friend
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Dorchester
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Tobias
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Seward County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCool Junction, with the one closest to McCool Junction listed first.
    • Cordova
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Beaver Crossing
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Utica
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Goehner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Tamora
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamora
      • Tamora is located in Seward County
    • Ruby
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
      • Ruby is located in Seward County
    • Staplehurst
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Milford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Seward
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seward have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
      • Seward is located in Seward County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,363 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seward <1>
    • Grover
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
      • Grover is located in Seward County
  • Thayer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCool Junction, with the one closest to McCool Junction listed first.
    • Bruning
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Carleton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carleton
      • Carleton is located in Thayer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carleton <1>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of McCool Junction ...

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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around McCool Junction.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

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

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 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 McCool Junction:

Cemeteries Near McCool Junction ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McCool Junction.

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 McCool Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McCool Junction, with the one closest to McCool Junction 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 McCool Junction had a population of 204 people in 1895 with railroad service and no post office. In 2020, McCool Junction had a population of 431 people.

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

  • Lushton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lushton
    • Lushton is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
  • Fairmont
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • York
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Grafton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Exeter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
    • Exeter is located in Fillmore County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <1>
  • Sawyer ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
    • Sawyer is located in Fillmore County
  • Henderson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Burress
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burress have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burress
    • Burress is located in Fillmore County
  • Waco
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Houston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
    • Houston is located in York County
  • Bradshaw
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Geneva
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Sutton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Beaver Crossing
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Utica
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

The official website for York County: www.yorkcounty.ne.gov/

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

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 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.
<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- McCool Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McCool Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7442, Longitude: -97.5975    
<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 McCool Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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