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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 Ovina (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 Ovina. 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 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.

Ovina is located in Hall 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 Hall County: Adams, Buffalo, Hamilton, Howard & Merrick.

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

  • Hall County     (The home county of Ovina)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ovina, with the one closest to Ovina listed first.
    • Alda
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alda
      • Alda is located in Hall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alda <2>
    • Grand Island
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cairo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Cameron
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Cameron is located in Hall County
    • Wood River
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Doniphan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doniphan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
      • Doniphan is located in Hall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doniphan <2>
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ovina, with the one closest to Ovina listed first.
    • Hansen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansen
      • Hansen is located in Adams County
    • Prosser
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prosser have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser
      • Prosser is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Hayland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayland
      • Hayland is located in Adams County
    • Blaine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
      • Blaine is located in Adams County
    • Hastings
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Juniata
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Kenesaw
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenesaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenesaw
      • Kenesaw is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenesaw <2>
    • Good Samaritan Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Samaritan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Samaritan Village
      • Good Samaritan Village is located in Adams County
  • Buffalo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ovina, with the one closest to Ovina listed first.
    • Shelton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton
      • Shelton is located in Buffalo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelton <2>
    • Denman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denman
      • Denman is located in Buffalo County
    • Ravenna
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Gibbon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibbon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon
      • Gibbon is located in Buffalo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,875 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibbon <2>
    • Poole
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole
      • Poole is located in Buffalo County
    • Sweetwater
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
      • Sweetwater is located in Buffalo County
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ovina, with the one closest to Ovina listed first.
    • Trumbull
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trumbull have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull
      • Trumbull is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trumbull <2>
    • Inland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Harvard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Greeley County
    • Wolbach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ovina, with the one closest to Ovina listed first.
    • Phillips
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Giltner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Giltner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giltner
      • Giltner is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Giltner <2>
    • Marquette
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Aurora
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Aurora is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,490 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <2>
    • Overland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland
      • Overland is located in Hamilton County
    • Kronborg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kronborg
      • Kronborg is located in Hamilton County
    • Hampton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Hordville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Howard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ovina, with the one closest to Ovina listed first.
    • Saint Libory
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dannebrog
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dannebrog have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Nysted
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nysted
      • Nysted is located in Howard County
    • Boelus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Howard City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard City
      • Howard City is located in Howard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
    • Saint Paul
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Farwell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Elba
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Cushing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
      • Cushing is located in Howard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
    • Dannevirke
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dannevirke
      • Dannevirke is located in Howard County
    • Cotesfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotesfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
  • Kearney County
    • Valley City ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
      • Valley City is located in Kearney County
  • Merrick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ovina, with the one closest to Ovina listed first.
    • Worms
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worms
      • Worms is located in Merrick County
    • Chapman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Palmer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Archer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hord
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hord have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
      • Hord is located in Merrick County
    • Central City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sherman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ovina, with the one closest to Ovina listed first.
    • Rockville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ashton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Ovina ...

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 Ovina.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Ovina:

Cemeteries Near Ovina ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ovina.

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

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

  • Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • West Lawn Park Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Berwick Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Burwick Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burwick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burwick Cemetery
  • Grand Island Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Alda Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • East Grand Island Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Weigert Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weigert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weigert Cemetery
  • Wiegert Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Libory Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Cameron Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (120 more) ...
    • Wood River Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Ridge Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Norwegian Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwegian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwegian 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 Ovina in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ovina.

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

  • Abbott
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
    • Abbott is located in Hall County
  • Alda
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alda
    • Alda is located in Hall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alda <2>
  • Grand Island
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cairo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Saint Libory
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cameron
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
    • Cameron is located in Hall County
  • Lockwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
    • Lockwood is located in Merrick County
  • Dannebrog
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dannebrog have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Wood River
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Doniphan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doniphan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
    • Doniphan is located in Hall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doniphan <2>
  • Nysted
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nysted
    • Nysted is located in Howard County
  • Chapman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Boelus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Michael
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Michael have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michael
      • Saint Michael is located in Buffalo County
    • Saint Paul
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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

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

The official website for Hall County: www.hcgi.org/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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- Ovina) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ovina. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9686, Longitude: -98.4553       In this case, the coordinates for Ovina 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 Ovina, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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