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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 Meadow 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 Meadow 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 Meadow 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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Meadow Grove: Meadow 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Meadow Grove is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Antelope, Boone, Pierce, Platte, Stanton & Wayne.

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

  • Madison County     (The home county of Meadow Grove)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Grove, with the one closest to Meadow Grove listed first.
    • Tilden
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
      • Tilden is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilden <2>
    • Battle Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Emerick
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerick
      • Emerick is located in Madison County
    • Fairview ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Madison County
    • Warnerville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnerville
      • Warnerville is located in Madison County
    • Norfolk
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Newman Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Madison
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,343 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <2>
  • Antelope County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Grove, with the one closest to Meadow Grove listed first.
    • Oakdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Neligh
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Elgin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Elgin is located in Antelope County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <2>
    • Brunswick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brunswick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
      • Brunswick is located in Antelope County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <2>
    • Clearwater
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
      • Clearwater is located in Antelope County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearwater <2>
    • Royal
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
      • Royal is located in Antelope County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal <2>
  • Boone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Grove, with the one closest to Meadow Grove listed first.
    • Petersburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Petersburg is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <2>
    • Loretto
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
      • Loretto is located in Boone County
    • Vorhees
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vorhees
      • Vorhees is located in Boone County
    • Albion
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
      • Albion is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,558 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <2>
    • Boone
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
      • Boone is located in Boone County
  • Holt County
    • Deloit
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deloit
      • Deloit is located in Holt County
  • Pierce County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Grove, with the one closest to Meadow Grove listed first.
    • Hadar
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Pierce
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
      • Pierce is located in Pierce County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,734 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce <2>
    • Foster
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Wee Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wee Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wee Town
      • Wee Town is located in Pierce County
    • Breslau
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau
      • Breslau is located in Pierce County
    • Plainview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
      • Plainview is located in Pierce County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <2>
    • Osmond
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • McLean
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Platte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Grove, with the one closest to Meadow Grove listed first.
    • Saint Bernard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernard
      • Saint Bernard is located in Platte County
    • Lindsay
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Cornlea
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornlea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornlea
      • Cornlea is located in Platte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • Humphrey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humphrey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey
      • Humphrey is located in Platte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humphrey <2>
    • Rosenburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenburg
      • Rosenburg is located in Platte County
    • Creston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
      • Creston is located in Platte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creston <2>
  • Stanton County
    • Stanton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Grove, with the one closest to Meadow Grove listed first.
    • Hoskins
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Winside
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Sholes
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sholes
      • Sholes is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Meadow 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 162 newspapers that have been published in the area around Meadow Grove.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Meadow Grove:

Cemeteries Near Meadow Grove ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meadow 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.

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 Meadow Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Meadow Grove, with the one closest to Meadow Grove listed first.

  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
  • Deer Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deer Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deer Creek Cemetery
  • Hutchins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hutchins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hutchins Cemetery
  • Howard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
  • Osborn Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Osborn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Osborn Cemetery
  • Allbery Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allbery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allbery Cemetery
  • Best Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (80 more) ...
    • Lambrecht Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lambrecht Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lambrecht Cemetery
    • Oakdale Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery

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 in 1895, Meadow Grove had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Meadow Grove had a population of 283 people.

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

  • Tilden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
    • Tilden is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilden <2>
  • Battle Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Emerick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerick
    • Emerick is located in Madison County
  • Closter
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Closter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Closter
    • Closter is located in Boone County
  • Oakdale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Kalamazoo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kalamazoo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
    • Kalamazoo is located in Madison County
  • Warnerville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnerville
    • Warnerville is located in Madison County
  • Hadar
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Pierce
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
    • Pierce is located in Pierce County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,734 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce <2>
  • Norfolk
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Neligh
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Foster
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Elgin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Elgin is located in Antelope County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <2>
    • Newman Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Madison
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,343 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <2>

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

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

The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.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- Meadow Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Meadow Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0290, Longitude: -97.7360       In this case, the coordinates for Meadow Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Meadow Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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