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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 Oxford Junction (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 Oxford Junction. 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 Oxford Junction ...

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 Oxford Junction: Oxford Jct. (or less commonly used: Oxford Jctn.)

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Oxford Junction is located in Harlan 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 Harlan County: Norton (KS), Phillips (KS), Franklin, Furnas, Kearney & Phelps.

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

  • Harlan County     (The home county of Oxford Junction)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oxford Junction, with the one closest to Oxford Junction listed first.
    • Mascot
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
      • Mascot is located in Harlan County
    • Stamford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Flynn Junction
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn Junction
      • Flynn Junction is located in Harlan County
    • Orleans
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
      • Orleans is located in Harlan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orleans <1>
    • Alma
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Alma is located in Harlan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <1>
    • Huntley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
      • Huntley is located in Harlan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
    • Ragan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ragan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragan
      • Ragan is located in Harlan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ragan <1>
    • Republican City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oxford Junction, with the one closest to Oxford Junction listed first.
    • Naponee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hildreth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Furnas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oxford Junction, with the one closest to Oxford Junction listed first.
    • Oxford
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Oxford is located in Furnas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <1>
    • Hollinger
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollinger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollinger
      • Hollinger is located in Furnas County
    • Edison
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Beaver City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Arapahoe
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Hendley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hendley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendley
      • Hendley is located in Furnas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hendley <1>
    • Holbrook
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
      • Holbrook is located in Furnas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holbrook <1>
    • Wilsonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
      • Wilsonville is located in Furnas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilsonville <1>
    • Cambridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Gosper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oxford Junction, with the one closest to Oxford Junction listed first.
    • Smithfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Elwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
      • Elwood is located in Gosper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elwood <1>
  • Kearney County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oxford Junction, with the one closest to Oxford Junction listed first.
    • Wilcox
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilcox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
      • Wilcox is located in Kearney County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilcox <1>
    • Axtell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Keene
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
      • Keene is located in Kearney County
  • Phelps County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oxford Junction, with the one closest to Oxford Junction listed first.
    • Atlanta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlanta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
      • Atlanta is located in Phelps County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <1>
    • Loomis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Holdrege
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Bertrand
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Sacramento
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sacramento have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento
      • Sacramento is located in Phelps County
    • Funk
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Funk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
      • Funk is located in Phelps County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Funk <1>
    • Westmark
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmark
      • Westmark is located in Phelps County
  • Norton County (KS)
    • Almena
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
      • Almena is located in Norton County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
  • Phillips County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oxford Junction, with the one closest to Oxford Junction listed first.
    • Long Island
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
      • Long Island is located in Phillips County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Prairie View
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
      • Prairie View is located in Phillips County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people

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

Newspapers Published in Oxford Junction ...

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 139 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oxford Junction.

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

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 Oxford Junction:

Cemeteries Near Oxford Junction ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oxford Junction.

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

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

  • Oxford Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oxford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oxford Cemetery
  • Spring Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Grove Cemetery
  • Kellner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Stamford Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stamford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stamford Cemetery
  • Turner Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
  • Deaver Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Orleans Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
  • Highland Union Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Edison Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edison Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Stump Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (74 more) ...
    • German Lutheran Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Lutheran Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
    • Zion Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Oxford Junction had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Oxford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Oxford is located in Furnas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <1>
  • Mascot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
    • Mascot is located in Harlan County
  • Stamford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Edison
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Orleans
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
    • Orleans is located in Harlan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orleans <1>
  • Atlanta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlanta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
    • Atlanta is located in Phelps County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <1>
  • Beaver City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Precept
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Precept have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Precept
    • Precept is located in Furnas County
  • Alma
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Alma is located in Harlan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <1>
  • Huntley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
    • Huntley is located in Harlan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
  • Arapahoe
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Ragan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ragan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragan
    • Ragan is located in Harlan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ragan <1>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Loomis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Holdrege
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodruff
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodruff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
      • Woodruff is located in Phillips County (KS)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oxford Junction. 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 '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- Oxford Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oxford Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2350, Longitude: -99.5990       In this case, the coordinates for Oxford Junction 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 Oxford Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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