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 Menominee (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 Menominee. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Menominee is located in Cedar 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 Cedar County: Dixon, Knox, Pierce, Wayne, Clay (SD) & Yankton (SD).
Below are the counties that are near Menominee. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Menominee:
- Cedar County (The home county of Menominee)
- The following are listed by their distance from Menominee, with the one closest to Menominee listed first.
- Aten
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Aten is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aten
- Saint Helena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fordyce
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Constance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Constance is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constance
- Bow Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bow Valley is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Valley
- Wynot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hartington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Obert
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Obert is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Coleridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Magnet
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Belden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Laurel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Menominee, with the one closest to Menominee listed first.
- Maskell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Maskell is located in Dixon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maskell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Newcastle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Menominee, with the one closest to Menominee listed first.
- Crofton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lindy
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lindy is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindy
- Tewsville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Tewsville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tewsville
- Wausa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Santee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Santee is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pierce County
- McLean
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bon Homme County (SD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Menominee, with the one closest to Menominee listed first.
- Tabor
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Tabor is located in Bon Homme County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tabor <1>
- Springfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tyndall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kingsburg is located in Bon Homme County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 697 people
- Scotland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clay County (SD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Menominee, with the one closest to Menominee listed first.
- Meckling
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wakonda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Westreville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Westreville is located in Clay County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westreville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 208 people
- Vermillion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bloomingdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomingdale is located in Clay County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Lodi
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lodi is located in Clay County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Estimated population in 2014: 82 people
- Hub City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hub City is located in Clay County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
- Burbank
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Greenfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Greenfield is located in Clay County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Estimated population in 2014: 40 people
- Riverside ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Clay County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Komstad ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Komstad is located in Clay County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komstad
- Estimated population in 2014: 12 people
- Turner County (SD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Menominee, with the one closest to Menominee listed first.
- Irene
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Turner County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Viborg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union County (SD)
- Junction City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Junction City is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Yankton County (SD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Menominee, with the one closest to Menominee listed first.
- Yankton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fairview Heights
(9 miles [14.5 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
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Mission Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gayville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Valleyview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Valleyview is located in Yankton County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Utica
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Volin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mayfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mayfield is located in Yankton County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Estimated population in 2014: 208 people
- Lesterville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jamesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jamesville is located in Yankton County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Estimated population in 2014: 232 people
- Midway
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Yankton County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Menominee, see our County-by-County Page for Menominee.
Cemeteries Near Menominee ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Menominee.
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 Menominee - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Menominee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Menominee, with the one closest to Menominee listed first.
- Aten Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Crofton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fordyce Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Helena Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Yankton Municipal Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Rose Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Frankfort Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Swede Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wynot Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (101 more) ...
- Danisi Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Vangen Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hartington Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Menominee had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Menominee, with the one closest to Menominee listed first.
- Aten
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Aten is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aten
- Yankton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Constance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Constance is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constance
- Saint Helena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bow Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bow Valley is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Valley
- Saint James
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Saint James is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Hartington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gayville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeport is located in Yankton County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
- Utica
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Meckling
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Volin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bloomfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tabor
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Tabor is located in Bon Homme County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tabor <1>
- Lime Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lime Grove is located in Dixon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Menominee. See our List of 1890's Communities around Menominee.
Newspapers Published in Menominee ...
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 115 newspapers that have been published in the area around Menominee.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Menominee, 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 Menominee.
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 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 Menominee:
- Websites specific to Nebraska
- Pages specific to Cedar County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dixon County
- Knox County
- Pierce County
- Bon Homme 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Menominee) 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 Menominee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |