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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 Nimburg (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 Nimburg. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Nimburg is located in Butler 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 Butler County: Colfax, Dodge, Lancaster, Platte, Polk, Saunders, Seward & York.

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

  • Butler County     (The home county of Nimburg)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nimburg, with the one closest to Nimburg listed first.
    • Abie
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Linwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Bruno
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Octavia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octavia
      • Octavia is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
    • Brainard
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • David City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bellwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
      • Bellwood is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellwood <1>
    • Loma
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma
      • Loma is located in Butler County
    • Garrison
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
      • Garrison is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
    • Millerton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
      • Millerton is located in Butler County
    • Dwight
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Rising City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ulysses
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Colfax County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nimburg, with the one closest to Nimburg listed first.
    • Rogers
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
      • Rogers is located in Colfax County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Schuyler
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Richland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Richland is located in Colfax County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Howells
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells
      • Howells is located in Colfax County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howells <1>
    • Clarkson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
      • Clarkson is located in Colfax County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkson <1>
    • Leigh
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cuming County
    • Monterey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
      • Monterey is located in Cuming County
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nimburg, with the one closest to Nimburg listed first.
    • North Bend
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ames
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ames have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
      • Ames is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ames <1>
    • Inglewood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglewood
      • Inglewood is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
    • Fremont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Dodge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
      • Dodge is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodge <1>
    • Snyder
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snyder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
      • Snyder is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snyder <1>
    • Scribner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hooper
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper
      • Hooper is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 828 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hooper <1>
    • Crowell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowell
      • Crowell is located in Dodge County
    • Nickerson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Winslow
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winslow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
      • Winslow is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winslow <1>
    • Fontanelle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanelle
      • Fontanelle is located in Dodge County
  • Lancaster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nimburg, with the one closest to Nimburg listed first.
    • Agnew
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnew
      • Agnew is located in Lancaster County
    • Raymond
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Davey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davey
      • Davey is located in Lancaster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davey <1>
  • Platte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nimburg, with the one closest to Nimburg listed first.
    • Carriage House Estates
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Columbus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Sheldonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville
      • Sheldonville is located in Platte County
    • Duncan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
      • Duncan is located in Platte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <1>
    • Platte Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platte Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Center
      • Platte Center is located in Platte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platte Center <1>
    • Oconee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee
      • Oconee is located in Platte County
  • Polk County
    • Shelby
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Saunders County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nimburg, with the one closest to Nimburg listed first.
    • Rescue ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rescue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
      • Rescue is located in Saunders County
    • Prague
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Morse Bluff
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morse Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Bluff
      • Morse Bluff is located in Saunders County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morse Bluff <1>
    • Malmo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Weston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Bluffs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Colon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Wahoo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
      • Wahoo is located in Saunders County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,603 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wahoo <1>
    • Valparaiso
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Swedeburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeburg
      • Swedeburg is located in Saunders County
    • Woodcliff
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcliff
      • Woodcliff is located in Saunders County
    • Mead
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead
      • Mead is located in Saunders County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mead <1>
    • Ithaca
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Seward County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nimburg, with the one closest to Nimburg listed first.
    • Bee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
      • Bee is located in Seward County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bee <1>
    • Garland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Staplehurst
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Nimburg ...

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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nimburg.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nimburg, 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 Nimburg.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Nimburg:

Cemeteries Near Nimburg ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nimburg.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nimburg, with the one closest to Nimburg 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 in 1895, Nimburg had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Abie
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Linwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Rescue ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rescue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
    • Rescue is located in Saunders County
  • Octavia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octavia
    • Octavia is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
  • Bruno
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Edholm
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edholm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edholm
    • Edholm is located in Butler County
  • Rogers
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
    • Rogers is located in Colfax County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • Prague
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Schuyler
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Morse Bluff
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morse Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Bluff
    • Morse Bluff is located in Saunders County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morse Bluff <1>
  • North Bend
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • David City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Brainard
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Malmo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Richland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Richland is located in Colfax County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people

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

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

The official website for Butler County: www.co.butler.ne.us/

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 '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- Nimburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nimburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3652, Longitude: -96.9470       In this case, the coordinates for Nimburg 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 Nimburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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