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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 Nemaha (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 Nemaha. 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 Nemaha ...

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.

Nemaha has also been known as: Nemaha City.

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 hospitals and 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.

Nemaha is located in Nemaha 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 Nemaha County: Atchison (MO), Holt (MO), Johnson, Otoe, Pawnee & Richardson.

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

  • Nemaha County     (The home county of Nemaha)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nemaha, with the one closest to Nemaha listed first.
    • Brownville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Saint Deroin ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Howe
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Auburn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Auburn is located in Nemaha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,342 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <1>
    • Peru
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Rohrs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Julian
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Brock
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Johnson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
      • Johnson is located in Nemaha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson <1>
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nemaha, with the one closest to Nemaha listed first.
    • Graf ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Graf. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graf
      • Graf is located in Johnson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Graf
      • From Nemaha to Graf
    • Elk Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Tecumseh
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Cook
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
      • Cook is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cook <1>
  • Otoe County
  • Pawnee County
  • Richardson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nemaha, with the one closest to Nemaha listed first.
    • Shubert
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Stella
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Barada
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Verdon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Straussville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Arago ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arago. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arago
      • Arago is located in Richardson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Arago
      • From Nemaha to Arago
    • Dawson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Salem
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Humboldt
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Falls City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
      • Falls City is located in Richardson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,076 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls City <1>
    • Preston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in Richardson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
    • Nim City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nim City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nim City
      • Nim City is located in Richardson County
    • Rulo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rulo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rulo
      • Rulo is located in Richardson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rulo <1>
  • Fremont County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nemaha, with the one closest to Nemaha listed first.
    • Hamburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hamburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Hamburg is located in Fremont County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,041 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <1>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hamburg
      • From Nemaha to Hamburg
    • High Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for High Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Creek
      • High Creek is located in Fremont County (IA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to High Creek
      • From Nemaha to High Creek
    • Payne
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Payne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
      • Payne is located in Fremont County (IA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Payne
      • From Nemaha to Payne
    • Riverton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
      • Riverton is located in Fremont County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <1>
    • Farragut
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farragut have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farragut
      • Farragut is located in Fremont County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farragut <1>
    • Sidney
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Percival
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Percival have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percival
      • Percival is located in Fremont County (IA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Percival <1>
  • Page County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nemaha, with the one closest to Nemaha listed first.
    • Northboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Blanchard
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
      • Blanchard is located in Page County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
  • Brown County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nemaha, with the one closest to Nemaha listed first.
    • Reserve
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Morrill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
      • Morrill is located in Brown County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
    • Hamlin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamlin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
      • Hamlin is located in Brown County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
      • Hamlin has also been known as:
      • Hamilton
    • Padonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Nemaha County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nemaha, with the one closest to Nemaha listed first.
    • Berwick
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berwick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
      • Berwick is located in Nemaha County (KS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Berwick
      • From Nemaha to Berwick
    • Sabetha
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Bern
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bern have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bern
      • Bern is located in Nemaha County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
  • Atchison County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nemaha, with the one closest to Nemaha listed first.
    • Phelps City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phelps City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps City
      • Phelps City is located in Atchison County (MO)
    • Rock Port
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Watson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Fairfax
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfax have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
      • Fairfax is located in Atchison County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <1>
    • Tarkio
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Farmers City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmers City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers City
      • Farmers City is located in Atchison County (MO)
    • Westboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
      • Westboro is located in Atchison County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Holt County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nemaha, with the one closest to Nemaha listed first.
    • Corning
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corning. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
      • Corning is located in Holt County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Corning
      • From Nemaha to Corning
    • Craig
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bigelow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bigelow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
      • Bigelow is located in Holt County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Fortescue
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fortescue have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortescue
      • Fortescue is located in Holt County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Mound City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Nemaha ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nemaha.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nemaha, with the one closest to Nemaha 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Nemaha had a population of 532 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Nemaha had a population of 143 people.

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

  • Brownville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Langdon ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langdon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
    • Langdon is located in Atchison County (MO)
  • Phelps City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phelps City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps City
    • Phelps City is located in Atchison County (MO)
  • Shubert
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Saint Deroin ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Howe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Stella
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Barada
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Nishnabotna ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nishnabotna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nishnabotna
    • Nishnabotna is located in Atchison County (MO)
  • Rock Port
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Auburn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Auburn is located in Nemaha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,342 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <1>
  • Peru
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Watson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Verdon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Corning
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corning. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
      • Corning is located in Holt County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Corning
      • From Nemaha to Corning

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Nemaha ...

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 160 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nemaha.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Nemaha. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Nemaha and those printed in the larger area surrounding Nemaha.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5> of Nemaha.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Nemaha:

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

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>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.
<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>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- Nemaha) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nemaha. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3395, Longitude: -95.6754    
<6>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 Nemaha, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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