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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 Oak Mill (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 Oak Mill. 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 Oak Mill ...

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 Oak Mill: Oak Ml. (or less commonly used: Oak Mll.)

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 southeast 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 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.

Oak Mill is located in Nuckolls 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 Nuckolls County: Jewell (KS), Republic (KS), Clay, Fillmore, Thayer & Webster.

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

  • Nuckolls County     (The home county of Oak Mill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Mill, with the one closest to Oak Mill listed first.
    • Oak
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
      • Oak is located in Nuckolls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak <1>
    • Ruskin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruskin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
      • Ruskin is located in Nuckolls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruskin <1>
    • Angus
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
      • Angus is located in Nuckolls County
    • Nora
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
      • Nora is located in Nuckolls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
    • Sedan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
      • Sedan is located in Nuckolls County
    • Nelson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Hardy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Superior
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lawrence
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
      • Lawrence is located in Nuckolls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <1>
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Mill, with the one closest to Oak Mill listed first.
    • Edgar
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ong
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Deweese
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Clay Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Verona
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
      • Verona is located in Clay County
    • Saronville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saronville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saronville
      • Saronville is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saronville <1>
    • Sutton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Glenvil
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Harvard
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fillmore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Mill, with the one closest to Oak Mill listed first.
    • Shickley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Strang
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strang have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strang
      • Strang is located in Fillmore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strang <1>
    • Geneva
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ohiowa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Grafton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Bixby
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
      • Bixby is located in Fillmore County
  • Jefferson County
    • Reynolds
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Thayer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Mill, with the one closest to Oak Mill listed first.
    • Davenport
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Deshler
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deshler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deshler
      • Deshler is located in Thayer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deshler <1>
    • Carleton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carleton
      • Carleton is located in Thayer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carleton <1>
    • Hebron
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Belvidere
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Byron
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Bruning
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Chester
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Gilead
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
      • Gilead is located in Thayer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilead <1>
    • Alexandria
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Hubbell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbell
      • Hubbell is located in Thayer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbell <1>
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Mill, with the one closest to Oak Mill listed first.
    • Guide Rock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guide Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guide Rock
      • Guide Rock is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guide Rock <1>
    • Rosemont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
      • Rosemont is located in Webster County
    • Pawnee Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pawnee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee Village
      • Pawnee Village is located in Webster County
    • Cowles
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowles
      • Cowles is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
  • Jewell County (KS)
    • Webber
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webber have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber
      • Webber is located in Jewell County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webber <1>
  • Republic County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Mill, with the one closest to Oak Mill listed first.
    • Republic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
      • Republic is located in Republic County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • White Rock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
      • White Rock is located in Republic County (KS)
    • Sherdahl
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherdahl have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherdahl
      • Sherdahl is located in Republic County (KS)
    • Munden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munden
      • Munden is located in Republic County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
    • Narka
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narka
      • Narka is located in Republic County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
    • Courtland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Scandia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scandia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandia
      • Scandia is located in Republic County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scandia <1>
    • Belleville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
      • Belleville is located in Republic County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,841 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Oak Mill ...

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 192 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak Mill.

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

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 Oak Mill:

Cemeteries Near Oak Mill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oak Mill.

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

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

  • Oak Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Spring Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Creek Cemetery
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
  • Nora Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nora Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nora Cemetery
  • St. Marks Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marks Cemetery
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
  • Oxbow Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oxbow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oxbow Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
  • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Peace Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peace Cemetery
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
  • Continue List   (127 more) ...
    • Edgar Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Smith Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Salem Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem 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.<5>

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

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

  • Oak
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
    • Oak is located in Nuckolls County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak <1>
  • Ruskin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruskin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
    • Ruskin is located in Nuckolls County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruskin <1>
  • Nora
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
    • Nora is located in Nuckolls County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
  • Davenport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Angus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
    • Angus is located in Nuckolls County
  • Deshler
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deshler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deshler
    • Deshler is located in Thayer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deshler <1>
  • Carlisle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
    • Carlisle is located in Fillmore County
  • Nelson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Cadams
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cadams have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadams
    • Cadams is located in Nuckolls County
  • Edgar
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Carleton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carleton
    • Carleton is located in Thayer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carleton <1>
  • Smyrna
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Smyrna is located in Nuckolls County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Ong
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Hardy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Warwick
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
      • Warwick is located in Republic County (KS)

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

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

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' (or 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- Oak Mill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oak Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2258, Longitude: -97.8759       In this case, the coordinates for Oak Mill 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 Oak Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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