Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Oreapolis (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 Oreapolis. 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 southeast 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 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.
Oreapolis is located in Cass County.
To see how the shape of Nebraska's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cass County: Fremont (IA), Mills (IA), Lancaster, Otoe, Sarpy & Saunders.
Below are the counties that are near Oreapolis. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oreapolis:
- Cass County (The home county of Oreapolis)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oreapolis, with the one closest to Oreapolis listed first.
- Plattsmouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mynard
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mynard is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mynard
- Cullom
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cullom is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
- Rock Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Bluff is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
- Murray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cedar Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Louisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Nehawka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Manley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Weeping Water
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Bend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oreapolis, with the one closest to Oreapolis listed first.
- Ralston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Omaha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Omaha is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478,393 people
- Omaha has also been known as:
- Omaha City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <1>
- Millard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Home Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Home Park is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Park
- Boys Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Irvington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Irvington is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Briggs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Briggs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
- Elkhorn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bennington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Venice
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Venice is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
- King Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- King Lake is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Lake
- Otoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oreapolis, with the one closest to Oreapolis listed first.
- Wyoming
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wyoming is located in Otoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Otoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nebraska City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dunbar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Syracuse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sarpy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oreapolis, with the one closest to Oreapolis listed first.
- La Platte
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- La Platte is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Platte
- Gilmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gilmore is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Bellevue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Avery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Avery is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Papillion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Richfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- La Vista
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Portal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Portal is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
- Chalco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gretna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Linoma Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Linoma Beach is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linoma Beach
- Saunders County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oreapolis, with the one closest to Oreapolis listed first.
- Ashland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wann
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wann is located in Saunders County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wann
- Memphis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Yutan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oreapolis, with the one closest to Oreapolis listed first.
- Fort Calhoun
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Washington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fremont County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oreapolis, with the one closest to Oreapolis listed first.
- Bartlett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bartlett is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- McPaul
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- McPaul is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPaul
- Tabor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thurman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thurman is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Percival
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Randolph
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Anderson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Sidney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Payne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Payne is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Imogene
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Riverton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mills County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oreapolis, with the one closest to Oreapolis listed first.
- Hentons ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hentons is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentons
- Pacific City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pacific City is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
- Pacific Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Folsom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Folsom is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mills is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- Glenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mineola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Silver City is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Malvern
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Clark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Clark is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Hastings
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hastings is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Emerson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pottawattamie County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oreapolis, with the one closest to Oreapolis listed first.
- Dumfries
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dumfries is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
- Council Bluffs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Carter Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chautauqua
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Chautauqua is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Treynor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Treynor is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treynor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 967 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Treynor <1>
- Crescent
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- McClelland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Weston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Weston is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Honey Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Honey Creek is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Underwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Carson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carson is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oreapolis, see our County-by-County Page for Oreapolis.
Cemeteries Near Oreapolis ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oreapolis.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Oreapolis - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oreapolis covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oreapolis, with the one closest to Oreapolis listed first.
- LaPlatte Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Godsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Evan Lloyd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Offutt AFB Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Anderson Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pacific City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Martin Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Eight Mile Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Youngs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Youngs Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Murray.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101649 <2>
- Continue List (232 more) ...
- Gowen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bellevue Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Oreapolis had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oreapolis, with the one closest to Oreapolis listed first.
- La Platte
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- La Platte is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Platte
- Plattsmouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hentons ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hentons is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentons
- Cullom
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cullom is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
- Gilmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gilmore is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Pacific Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pacific City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pacific City is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
- Folsom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Folsom is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Bellevue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Avery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Avery is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Rock Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Bluff is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
- Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mills is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Murray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Glenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Papillion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oreapolis. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oreapolis.
Newspapers Published in Oreapolis ...
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 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oreapolis.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oreapolis, 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 Oreapolis.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Oreapolis:
- Websites specific to Nebraska
- Pages specific to Cass County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Douglas County
- Otoe County
- Sarpy County
- Saunders County
- Washington County
- Fremont County
- Mills County
- Pottawattamie County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Nebraska
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oreapolis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Oreapolis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |