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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 North Star (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 North Star. 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 North Star ...

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 North Star: N. Star

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 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.

North Star is located in Nance 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 Nance County: Boone, Greeley, Howard, Merrick & Platte.

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

  • Nance County     (The home county of North Star)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Star, with the one closest to North Star listed first.
    • Belgrade
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Fullerton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Krakow
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krakow
      • Krakow is located in Nance County
    • Genoa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Boone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Star, with the one closest to North Star listed first.
    • Cedar Rapids
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rapids
      • Cedar Rapids is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Rapids <1>
    • Primrose
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Primrose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
      • Primrose is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Primrose <1>
    • Saint Edward
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Boone
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
      • Boone is located in Boone County
    • Albion
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Vorhees
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vorhees
      • Vorhees is located in Boone County
    • Akron
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Akron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
      • Akron is located in Boone County
    • Loretto
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
      • Loretto is located in Boone County
  • Greeley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Star, with the one closest to North Star listed first.
    • Wolbach
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Brayton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
      • Brayton is located in Greeley County
    • Greeley Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greeley Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley Center
      • Greeley Center is located in Greeley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
    • Greeley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Spalding
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spalding have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spalding
      • Spalding is located in Greeley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spalding <1>
    • Horace ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
      • Horace is located in Greeley County
    • Scotia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Star, with the one closest to North Star listed first.
    • Overland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland
      • Overland is located in Hamilton County
    • Hordville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Marquette
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Kronborg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kronborg
      • Kronborg is located in Hamilton County
  • Howard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Star, with the one closest to North Star listed first.
    • Cushing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
      • Cushing is located in Howard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
    • Saint Paul
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Libory
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Elba
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Cotesfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotesfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotesfield
      • Cotesfield is located in Howard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
    • Dannebrog
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dannebrog have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dannebrog
      • Dannebrog is located in Howard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dannebrog <1>
    • Farwell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Nysted
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nysted
      • Nysted is located in Howard County
    • Dannevirke
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dannevirke
      • Dannevirke is located in Howard County
  • Merrick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Star, with the one closest to North Star listed first.
    • Palmer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
      • Palmer is located in Merrick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmer <1>
    • Archer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Hord
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
      • Hord is located in Merrick County
    • Clarks
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
      • Clarks is located in Merrick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks <1>
    • Central City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Worms
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worms
      • Worms is located in Merrick County
    • Silver Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Chapman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Platte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Star, with the one closest to North Star listed first.
    • Rosenburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenburg
      • Rosenburg is located in Platte County
    • Monroe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Monroe is located in Platte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <1>
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Star, with the one closest to North Star listed first.
    • Polk
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Swedehome
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedehome
      • Swedehome is located in Polk County
  • York County
    • Arborville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arborville
      • Arborville is located in York County

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

Newspapers Published in North Star ...

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 118 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Star.

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

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 North Star:

Cemeteries Near North Star ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Star.

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

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

  • Morning Star Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Morning Star Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morning Star Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2307466 <5>
  • Redwing Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Peace Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Glenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fullerton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • St. Peter Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Main Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Main Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Belgrade.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Main Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100939 <5>
  • Rock Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bureau Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bureau Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Clarks.
    • The Bureau Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pierce Chapel Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bureau Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100438 <5>
  • Spring Creek Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Sunnyside Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (92 more) ...
    • Enfield Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enfield Cemetery
    • Sunset Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101513 <5>
    • St. Anthony Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthony 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.<6>

While we didn't find North Star in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of North Star.

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

  • Belgrade
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fullerton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Palmer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
    • Palmer is located in Merrick County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmer <1>
  • Cedar Rapids
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rapids
    • Cedar Rapids is located in Boone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Rapids <1>
  • Cushing
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
    • Cushing is located in Howard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
  • Merchiston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merchiston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merchiston
    • Merchiston is located in Nance County
  • Wolbach
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Archer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Clarks
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
    • Clarks is located in Merrick County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks <1>
  • Brayton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
    • Brayton is located in Greeley County
  • Central City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Saint Edward
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • O'Connor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for O'Connor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Connor
      • O'Connor is located in Greeley County
    • Saint Paul
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Paddock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paddock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock
      • Paddock is located in Merrick County

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

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

The official website for Nance County: www.co.nance.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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Star) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Star. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3733, Longitude: -98.1348       In this case, the coordinates for North Star have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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.
<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 North Star, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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