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 Paul (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 Paul. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Paul is located in Otoe 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 Otoe County: Fremont (IA), Atchison (MO), Cass, Gage, Johnson, Lancaster & Nemaha.
Below are the counties that are near Paul. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Paul:
- Otoe County (The home county of Paul)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paul, with the one closest to Paul listed first.
- Nebraska City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lorton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Talmage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dunbar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wyoming
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wyoming is located in Otoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Otoe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Syracuse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Unadilla
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Burr
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Douglas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Palmyra
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paul, with the one closest to Paul listed first.
- Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Nehawka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Avoca
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Murray
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Weeping Water
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Bluff
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rock Bluff is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
- Mynard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mynard is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mynard
- Elmwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Manley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wabash
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wabash is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Plattsmouth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Murdock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paul, with the one closest to Paul listed first.
- Cook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Graf ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Graf is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graf
- Tecumseh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Mary
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Mary is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary
- Elk Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sterling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Vesta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vesta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
- Nemaha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paul, with the one closest to Paul listed first.
- Julian
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Julian is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Brock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Peru
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Auburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rohrs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rohrs is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrs
- Brownville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Howe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Howe is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Nemaha
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nemaha is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Nemaha has also been known as:
- Nemaha City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nemaha <1>
- Saint Deroin ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Deroin is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Deroin
- Pawnee County
- Table Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Richardson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paul, with the one closest to Paul listed first.
- Stella
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Shubert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Humboldt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Barada
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barada is located in Richardson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Fremont County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paul, with the one closest to Paul listed first.
- Payne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Payne is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Percival
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hamburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- McPaul
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- McPaul is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPaul
- Sidney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thurman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thurman is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Riverton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bartlett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bartlett is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Anderson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Farragut
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- High Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- High Creek is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Creek
- Tabor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Mills County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paul, with the one closest to Paul listed first.
- Pacific Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mills is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- Clark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clark is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Page County (IA)
- Shenandoah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Atchison County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paul, with the one closest to Paul listed first.
- Watson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Watson is located in Atchison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Phelps City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Phelps City is located in Atchison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps City
- Farmers City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Farmers City is located in Atchison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers City
- Rock Port
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tarkio
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Westboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Westboro is located in Atchison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Paul, see our County-by-County Page for Paul.
Cemeteries Near Paul ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Paul.
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 Paul - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Paul covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Paul, with the one closest to Paul listed first.
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomingdale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Novak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fowlkes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Benedicts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wyuka Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyuka Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wyuka Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Nebraska City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101646 <2>
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Paul's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lafayette Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Nebraska City.
- The St. Marys Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Marys Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101347 <2>
- Elmwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (192 more) ...
- Biggs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Glenrock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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, Paul had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Paul, with the one closest to Paul listed first.
- Julian
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Julian is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Minersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Minersville is located in Otoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- Nebraska City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lorton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Talmage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Payne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Payne is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Dunbar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wyoming
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wyoming is located in Otoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Glenrock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Glenrock is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenrock
- Peru
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Percival
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hamburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Johnson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Auburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Paul. See our List of 1890's Communities around Paul.
Newspapers Published in Paul ...
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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Paul.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Paul, 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 Paul.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Paul:
- Websites specific to Nebraska
- Pages specific to Otoe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cass County
- Johnson County
- Nemaha County
- Pawnee County
- Richardson County
- Fremont County
- Mills County
- Page County
- Atchison 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Paul) 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 Paul, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |