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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 Pioneer Estates (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 Pioneer Estates. 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 Pioneer Estates ...

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 Pioneer Estates: Pioneer Ests.

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 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.

Pioneer Estates 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 Pioneer Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pioneer Estates:

  • Hall County     (The home county of Pioneer Estates)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pioneer Estates, with the one closest to Pioneer Estates listed first.
    • Grand Island
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Alda
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Doniphan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doniphan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Cairo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Cameron
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Cameron is located in Hall County
    • Wood River
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pioneer Estates, with the one closest to Pioneer Estates listed first.
    • Hansen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansen
      • Hansen is located in Adams County
    • Prosser
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prosser have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Blaine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
      • Blaine is located in Adams County
    • Hayland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayland
      • Hayland is located in Adams County
    • Good Samaritan Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Samaritan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Samaritan Village
      • Good Samaritan Village is located in Adams County
    • Hastings
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Juniata
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Kenesaw
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenesaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Buffalo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pioneer Estates, with the one closest to Pioneer Estates listed first.
    • Shelton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Denman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denman
      • Denman is located in Buffalo County
    • Gibbon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Ravenna
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pioneer Estates, with the one closest to Pioneer Estates listed first.
    • Trumbull
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Inland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Harvard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Greeley County
    • Wolbach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pioneer Estates, with the one closest to Pioneer Estates listed first.
    • Phillips
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Giltner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Giltner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Marquette
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Aurora
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Overland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland
      • Overland is located in Hamilton County
    • Kronborg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kronborg
      • Kronborg is located in Hamilton County
    • Hampton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Hordville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Stockham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockham
      • Stockham is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
  • Howard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pioneer Estates, with the one closest to Pioneer Estates listed first.
    • Saint Libory
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Dannebrog
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dannebrog have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Nysted
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nysted
      • Nysted is located in Howard County
    • Saint Paul
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Boelus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Howard City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • 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
    • Farwell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Elba
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Merrick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pioneer Estates, with the one closest to Pioneer Estates listed first.
    • Worms
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worms
      • Worms is located in Merrick County
    • Chapman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Archer
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Palmer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Hord
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hord. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
      • Hord is located in Merrick County
    • Central City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Polk County
    • Polk
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Sherman County
    • Rockville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pioneer Estates, with the one closest to Pioneer Estates listed first.
    • Arborville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arborville
      • Arborville is located in York County
    • Henderson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Pioneer Estates ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pioneer Estates.

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

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

  • East Grand Island Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery is located in Grand Island.
    • The Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Burkett Cemetery
    • Nebraska Veterans Home Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101463 <4>
  • West Lawn Park Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Grand Island Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Weigert Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weigert Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weigert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wiegert Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Phillips Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Laurel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Laurel Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2396409 <4>
  • Alda Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Libory Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Chapman Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapman Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chapman Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Chapman.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100478 <4>
  • Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (123 more) ...
    • Cedar View Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Norwegian Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Norwegian Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwegian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwegian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

While we didn't find Pioneer Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pioneer Estates.

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

  • Grand Island
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Lockwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
    • Lockwood is located in Merrick County
  • Abbott
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
    • Abbott is located in Hall County
  • Alda
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Saint Libory
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Chapman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Doniphan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doniphan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Cairo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Dannebrog
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dannebrog have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Cameron
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
    • Cameron is located in Hall County
  • Wood River
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hansen
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansen
    • Hansen is located in Adams County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Marquette
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Paddock
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paddock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock
      • Paddock is located in Merrick County
    • Trumbull
      (18 miles [29 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 Pioneer Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pioneer Estates.

Newspapers Published in Pioneer Estates ...

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 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pioneer Estates.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pioneer Estates, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pioneer Estates.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Pioneer Estates:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pioneer Estates. 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: https://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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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>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- Pioneer Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pioneer Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9500, Longitude: -98.3453       In this case, the coordinates for Pioneer Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Pioneer Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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