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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 occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Oxford Junction: Oxford Jct. (or less commonly used: Oxford Jctn.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Oxford Junction. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oxford Junction.

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 northeast 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 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.

Oxford Junction is located in Harlan 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 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)
      • Mascot is located in Harlan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
    • Stamford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Flynn Junction
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Flynn Junction is located in Harlan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn Junction
    • Orleans
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Alma
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Alma is located in Harlan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • 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)
      • Huntley is located in Harlan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
    • Ragan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • 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)
    • Hollinger
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hollinger is located in Furnas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollinger
    • 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)
    • Holbrook
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Wilsonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • 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)
  • 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)
    • Axtell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Keene
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Keene is located in Kearney County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
  • 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)
    • 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)
      • Sacramento is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento
    • Funk
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Westmark
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Westmark is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmark
  • Norton County (KS)
    • Almena
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Almena is located in Norton County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
      • 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)
      • Long Island is located in Phillips County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Prairie View
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Prairie View is located in Phillips County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
      • 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.

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.

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 Oxford Junction - one of the links might be able to help.

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)
  • Spring Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Kellner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Stamford Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Turner Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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)
  • Highland Union Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Edison Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • 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)
    • 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.<4>

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)
  • Mascot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mascot is located in Harlan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
  • 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)
  • Atlanta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Beaver City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Precept
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Precept is located in Furnas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Precept
  • Alma
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Alma is located in Harlan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • 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)
    • Huntley is located in Harlan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
    • 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)
  • 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)
      • Woodruff is located in Phillips County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff

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.

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 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:

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oxford Junction) 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 Oxford Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.