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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 Precept (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 Precept. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

Precept is located in Furnas 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 Furnas County: Decatur (KS), Norton (KS), Frontier, Gosper, Harlan, Phelps & Red Willow.

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

  • Furnas County     (The home county of Precept)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Precept, with the one closest to Precept listed first.
    • Hollinger
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollinger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollinger
      • Hollinger is located in Furnas County
    • Beaver City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Oxford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Hendley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hendley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Edison
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Arapahoe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilsonville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Holbrook
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Cambridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Harlan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Precept, with the one closest to Precept listed first.
    • Stamford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Flynn Junction
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn Junction
      • Flynn Junction is located in Harlan County
    • Orleans
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Mascot
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
      • Mascot is located in Harlan County
    • Alma
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Huntley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Republican City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Ragan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ragan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Phelps County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Precept, with the one closest to Precept listed first.
    • Atlanta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlanta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Loomis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Red Willow County
    • Lebanon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Decatur County (KS)
    • Norcatur
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcatur
      • Norcatur is located in Decatur County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
  • Norton County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Precept, with the one closest to Precept listed first.
    • Almena
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Norton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
      • Norton is located in Norton County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,709 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <2>
    • Oronoque
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoque
      • Oronoque is located in Norton County (KS)
    • Rockwell City ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwell City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell City
      • Rockwell City is located in Norton County (KS)
    • Dellvale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellvale
      • Dellvale is located in Norton County (KS)
    • Densmore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Densmore
      • Densmore is located in Norton County (KS)
    • Edmond
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
      • Edmond is located in Norton County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
      • Edmond has also been known as:
      • Edmond City
  • Phillips County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Precept, with the one closest to Precept listed first.
    • Long Island
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
      • Prairie View is located in Phillips County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Stuttgart
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuttgart
      • Stuttgart is located in Phillips County (KS)
    • Logan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
      • Logan is located in Phillips County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <2>
    • Phillipsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
      • Phillipsburg is located in Phillips County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,420 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phillipsburg <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Precept ...

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 114 newspapers that have been published in the area around Precept.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Precept:

Cemeteries Near Precept ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Precept.

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

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

  • Maple Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Maple Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Precept Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Creek Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Deaver Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Turner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • Sheley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheley Cemetery
  • Carlson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carlson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carlson Cemetery
  • Vineman Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Vineman Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Veneman Family Cemetery
    • Vineman Family Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vineman Cemetery
  • Delimont Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Delimont Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of Stamford.
    • The Delimont Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Home Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Delimont Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100794 <4>
  • German Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
  • Continue List   (67 more) ...
    • Stamford Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stamford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stamford Cemetery
    • Spring Green Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Green Cemetery
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope 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 Precept had a population of 20 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Beaver City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Stamford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Almena
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
  • Long Island
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
    • Long Island is located in Phillips County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
  • Oxford Junction
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Junction
    • Oxford Junction is located in Harlan County
  • Oxford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Hendley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hendley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Edison
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Calvert
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calvert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert
    • Calvert is located in Norton County (KS)
  • Orleans
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Mascot
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
    • Mascot is located in Harlan County
  • Devizes
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devizes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devizes
    • Devizes is located in Norton County (KS)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Woodruff
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodruff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
      • Woodruff is located in Phillips County (KS)
    • Norton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
      • Norton is located in Norton County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,709 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <2>
    • Prairie View
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
      • Prairie View is located in Phillips County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people

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

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

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Precept) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Precept. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0678, Longitude: -99.7332       In this case, the coordinates for Precept 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 Precept, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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