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 Ough (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 Ough. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Ough is located in Dundy 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 Dundy County: Yuma (CO), Cheyenne (KS), Rawlins (KS), Chase, Hayes & Hitchcock.
Below are the counties that are near Ough. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ough:
- Dundy County (The home county of Ough)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ough, with the one closest to Ough listed first.
- Max
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Benkelman
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Parks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chase County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ough, with the one closest to Ough listed first.
- Enders
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wauneta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Imperial
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Champion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crete
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
- Crete is located in Chase County
- Catherine ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Catherine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
- Catherine is located in Chase County
- Blanche ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blanche. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Blanche is located in Chase County
- Lamar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
- Lamar is located in Chase County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Hayes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ough, with the one closest to Ough listed first.
- Hamlet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hayes Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayes Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Center
- Hayes Center is located in Hayes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayes Center <1>
- Hitchcock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ough, with the one closest to Ough listed first.
- Stratton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Palisade
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Beverly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beverly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Beverly is located in Hitchcock County
- Trenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Trenton is located in Hitchcock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ough, see our County-by-County Page for Ough.
Newspapers Published in Ough ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ough.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ough, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ough.
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 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 Ough:
- Websites specific to Nebraska
- Pages specific to Dundy County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chase County
- Hayes County
- Hitchcock County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Nebraska
Cemeteries Near Ough ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ough.
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 Ough covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ough, with the one closest to Ough listed first.
- Ough Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hiawatha Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Highland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ash Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Wauneta.
- The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wauneta City Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101218 <5>
- Eden Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Meadow Lawn Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (24 more) ...
- Max Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Max Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the northeast of Max.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Max Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100955 <5>
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake View Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 in 1895, Ough had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ough, with the one closest to Ough listed first.
- Wauneta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Enders
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Max
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Imperial
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Champion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Benkelman
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Stratton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Palisade
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Chase
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Chase is located in Chase County
- Catherine ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Catherine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
- Catherine is located in Chase County
- Blanche ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blanche. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Blanche is located in Chase County
- Trenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Trenton is located in Hitchcock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <1>
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Beverly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beverly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Beverly is located in Hitchcock County
- Hayes Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayes Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Center
- Hayes Center is located in Hayes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayes Center <1>
- Lamar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
- Lamar is located in Chase County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ough. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ough.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ough. 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> | 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> | 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- Ough) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ough. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3219, Longitude: -101.5129 |
<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 Ough, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |