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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 Pickrell (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 Pickrell. 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 southeast 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 south.

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 south 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.

Pickrell is located in Gage 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 Gage County: Marshall (KS), Washington (KS), Jefferson, Johnson, Lancaster, Otoe, Pawnee & Saline.

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

  • Gage County     (The home county of Pickrell)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pickrell, with the one closest to Pickrell listed first.
    • Beatrice
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cortland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cortland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
      • Cortland is located in Gage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cortland <1>
    • Clatonia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
      • Rockford is located in Gage County
    • Adams
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
      • Adams is located in Gage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <1>
    • Holmesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Filley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ellis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
      • Ellis is located in Gage County
    • Virginia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
      • Virginia is located in Gage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia <1>
    • Blue Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Wymore
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Odell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pickrell, with the one closest to Pickrell listed first.
    • Plymouth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
      • Plymouth is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <1>
    • Harbine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbine
      • Harbine is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
    • Diller
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jansen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jansen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jansen
      • Jansen is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jansen <1>
    • Endicott
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Endicott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott
      • Endicott is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Endicott <1>
    • Fairbury
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Steele City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steele City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele City
      • Steele City is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steele City <1>
    • Daykin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daykin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daykin
      • Daykin is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daykin <1>
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pickrell, with the one closest to Pickrell listed first.
    • Crab Orchard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
      • Crab Orchard is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crab Orchard <1>
    • Sterling
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Vesta
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
      • Vesta is located in Johnson County
    • Saint Mary
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary
      • Saint Mary is located in Johnson County
    • Tecumseh
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Lancaster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pickrell, with the one closest to Pickrell listed first.
    • Hallam
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Firth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firth
      • Firth is located in Lancaster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Firth <1>
    • Princeton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
      • Princeton is located in Lancaster County
    • Holland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Holland is located in Lancaster County
    • Kramer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramer
      • Kramer is located in Lancaster County
    • Hickman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Martell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Sprague
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Panama
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Roca
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roca
      • Roca is located in Lancaster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roca <1>
    • Berks
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berks
      • Berks is located in Lancaster County
    • Bennet
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Otoe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pickrell, with the one closest to Pickrell listed first.
    • Douglas
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Burr
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burr have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr
      • Burr is located in Otoe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burr <1>
    • Palmyra
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
      • Palmyra is located in Otoe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <1>
  • Pawnee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pickrell, with the one closest to Pickrell listed first.
    • Lewiston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewiston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
      • Lewiston is located in Pawnee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <1>
    • Burchard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Steinauer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Saline County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pickrell, with the one closest to Pickrell listed first.
    • De Witt
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Wilber
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Swanton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Crete
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Western
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Dorchester
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Seward County
    • Pleasant Dale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Marshall County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pickrell, with the one closest to Pickrell listed first.
    • Oketo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketo
      • Oketo is located in Marshall County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
    • Marietta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
      • Marietta is located in Marshall County (KS)
  • Washington County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pickrell, with the one closest to Pickrell listed first.
    • Lanham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
      • Lanham is located in Washington County (KS)
    • Hollenberg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollenberg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollenberg
      • Hollenberg is located in Washington County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people

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

Newspapers Published in Pickrell ...

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 239 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pickrell.

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

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 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 Pickrell:

Cemeteries Near Pickrell ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pickrell.

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

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

  • Elysian View Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Austin Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Highland Center Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Center Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
  • Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
  • First Mennonite Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Evergreen Home Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Home Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Beatrice.
    • The Evergreen Home Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Evergreen Cemetery
    • Evergreen Home Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Home Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100607 <4>
  • Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Freeman Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Freeman Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Freeman Graves Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeman Cemetery
  • Continue List   (155 more) ...
    • Beatrice Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Grandview Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grandview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandview Cemetery
    • Sunnyside Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunnyside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunnyside 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Pickrell had a population of 197 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Pickrell had a population of 189 people.

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

  • Hoag
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoag have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoag
    • Hoag is located in Gage County
  • Beatrice
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Cortland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cortland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
    • Cortland is located in Gage County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cortland <1>
  • De Witt
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Rockford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
    • Rockford is located in Gage County
  • Holmesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Filley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Adams
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • Adams is located in Gage County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <1>
  • Firth
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firth
    • Firth is located in Lancaster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Firth <1>
  • Ellis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
    • Ellis is located in Gage County
  • Princeton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
    • Princeton is located in Lancaster County
  • Plymouth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
    • Plymouth is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <1>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Wilber
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Virginia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
      • Virginia is located in Gage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia <1>
    • Blue Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 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 Pickrell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pickrell.

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

The official website for Gage County: www.co.gage.ne.us/

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 '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- Pickrell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pickrell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3786, Longitude: -96.7291    
<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 Pickrell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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