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 Minersville (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 Minersville. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Minersville is located in Otoe 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 Otoe County: Fremont (IA), Atchison (MO), Cass, Gage, Johnson, Lancaster & Nemaha.
Below are the counties that are near Minersville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Minersville:
- Otoe County (The home county of Minersville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Minersville, with the one closest to Minersville listed first.
- Nebraska City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wyoming
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wyoming is located in Otoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Lorton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dunbar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Talmage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Otoe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Syracuse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Unadilla
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Burr
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minersville, with the one closest to Minersville listed first.
- Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nehawka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Avoca
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Murray
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rock Bluff
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rock Bluff is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
- Mynard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mynard is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mynard
- Weeping Water
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plattsmouth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Manley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minersville, with the one closest to Minersville listed first.
- Cook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Graf ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Graf is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graf
- Tecumseh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Mary
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Mary is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary
- Nemaha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minersville, with the one closest to Minersville listed first.
- Julian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Julian is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Peru
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Brownville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rohrs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rohrs is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrs
- Nemaha
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Nemaha is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Nemaha has also been known as:
- Nemaha City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nemaha <1>
- Howe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Howe is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Saint Deroin ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Deroin is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Deroin
- Richardson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minersville, with the one closest to Minersville listed first.
- Shubert
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Stella
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Barada
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barada is located in Richardson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Humboldt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fremont County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Minersville, with the one closest to Minersville listed first.
- Payne
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Payne is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Hamburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Percival
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sidney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riverton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- McPaul
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- McPaul is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPaul
- Thurman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Thurman is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- High Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- High Creek is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Creek
- Anderson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Farragut
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bartlett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bartlett is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Tabor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mills County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Minersville, with the one closest to Minersville listed first.
- Clark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clark is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mills is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- Pacific Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Malvern
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Page County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Minersville, with the one closest to Minersville listed first.
- Shenandoah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Northboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Northboro is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Blanchard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Blanchard is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Coin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Coin is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Essex
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Atchison County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Minersville, with the one closest to Minersville listed first.
- Watson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Watson is located in Atchison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Phelps City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Phelps City is located in Atchison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps City
- Farmers City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Farmers City is located in Atchison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers City
- Rock Port
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tarkio
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Westboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Westboro is located in Atchison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Fairfax
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holt County (MO)
- Corning
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Corning is located in Holt County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Minersville, see our County-by-County Page for Minersville.
Cemeteries Near Minersville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Minersville.
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 Minersville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Minersville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Minersville, with the one closest to Minersville listed first.
- Camp Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fowlkes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Benedicts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Novak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomingdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Slusher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hamburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wyuka Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyuka Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wyuka Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Nebraska City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101646 <2>
- Austin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Baker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Nebraska City.
- The St. Marys Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Marys Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101347 <2>
- Continue List (188 more) ...
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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, Minersville had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Minersville, with the one closest to Minersville listed first.
- Payne
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Payne is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Paul
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Paul is located in Otoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
- Julian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Julian is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Nebraska City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hamburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Peru
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Percival
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Glenrock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glenrock is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenrock
- Watson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Watson is located in Atchison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Wyoming
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wyoming is located in Otoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Brock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sidney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lorton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Talmage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Riverton
(13 miles [20.9 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 Minersville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Minersville.
Newspapers Published in Minersville ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Minersville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Minersville, 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 Minersville.
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 Minersville:
- Websites specific to Nebraska
- Pages specific to Otoe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cass County
- Johnson County
- Nemaha County
- Richardson County
- Fremont County
- Mills County
- Page County
- Atchison County
- Holt 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Minersville) 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 Minersville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |