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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 Republican City (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 Republican City. 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 Republican City ...

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.

Another variation: Republican.

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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Republican City is located in Harlan 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 Harlan County: Norton (KS), Phillips (KS), Franklin, Furnas, Kearney & Phelps.

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

  • Harlan County     (The home county of Republican City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Republican City, with the one closest to Republican City listed first.
    • Alma
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • 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
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Orleans
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Ragan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Flynn Junction
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn Junction
      • Flynn Junction is located in Harlan County
    • Stamford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Mascot
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
      • Mascot is located in Harlan County
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Republican City, with the one closest to Republican City listed first.
    • Naponee
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Bloomington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Franklin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <2>
    • Macon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
      • Macon is located in Franklin County
    • Hildreth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Upland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Riverton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
      • Riverton is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <2>
    • Campbell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
      • Campbell is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbell <2>
  • Furnas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Republican City, with the one closest to Republican City listed first.
    • Oxford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Hollinger
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • 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
  • Kearney County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Republican City, with the one closest to Republican City listed first.
    • Wilcox
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilcox have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
      • Wilcox is located in Kearney County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilcox <2>
    • Keene
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
      • Keene is located in Kearney County
    • Axtell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Phelps County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Republican City, with the one closest to Republican City listed first.
    • Sacramento
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sacramento have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento
      • Sacramento is located in Phelps County
    • Atlanta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Holdrege
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Funk
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Funk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
      • Funk is located in Phelps County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Funk <2>
    • Loomis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Webster County
  • Norton County (KS)
    • Almena
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
  • Phillips County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Republican City, with the one closest to Republican City listed first.
    • Long Island
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
      • Long Island is located in Phillips County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Agra
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
      • Agra is located in Phillips County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
    • Phillipsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Stuttgart
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuttgart
      • Stuttgart is located in Phillips County (KS)
    • Prairie View
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
      • Prairie View is located in Phillips County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Glade
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
      • Glade is located in Phillips County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
    • Kirwin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirwin
      • Kirwin is located in Phillips County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirwin <2>
  • Smith County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Republican City, with the one closest to Republican City listed first.
    • Kensington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington
      • Kensington is located in Smith County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
    • Womer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womer
      • Womer is located in Smith County (KS)
    • Athol
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
      • Athol is located in Smith County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Republican City ...

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 182 newspapers that have been published in the area around Republican City.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Republican City. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Republican City and those printed in the larger area surrounding Republican City.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Republican City.

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 either 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 Republican City:

Cemeteries Near Republican City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Republican City.

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

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

  • Republican City Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Alma Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Chapman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapman Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Bainbridge Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bainbridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bainbridge Cemetery
  • Bailey Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bailey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
  • Orleans Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Woodruff Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodruff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodruff Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
  • Continue List   (80 more) ...
    • Stone Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Cemetery
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Freewater Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freewater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freewater 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 Republican City had a population of 428 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Republican City had a population of 151 people.

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

  • Naponee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Alma
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • 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
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Bloomington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Orleans
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Woodruff
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • 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)
  • Ragan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Franklin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <2>
  • Macon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
    • Macon is located in Franklin County
  • Hildreth
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Wilcox
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilcox have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
    • Wilcox is located in Kearney County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilcox <2>
  • Long Island
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
    • Long Island is located in Phillips County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Stamford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Mascot
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
      • Mascot is located in Harlan County
    • Oxford Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Republican City. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Republican City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Republican City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0997, Longitude: -99.2229    
<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 Republican City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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