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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 Richfield (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 Richfield. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Richfield is located in Sarpy 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 Sarpy County: Mills (IA), Pottawattamie (IA), Cass, Douglas & Saunders.

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

  • Sarpy County     (The home county of Richfield)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richfield, with the one closest to Richfield listed first.
    • Papillion
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Papillion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papillion
      • Papillion is located in Sarpy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,293 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Papillion <2>
    • Springfield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Sarpy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <2>
    • La Vista
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vista
      • La Vista is located in Sarpy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,020 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Vista <2>
    • Chalco
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalco
      • Chalco is located in Sarpy County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chalco <2>
    • Bellevue
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • La Platte
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Gretna
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Linoma Beach
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richfield, with the one closest to Richfield listed first.
    • Cedar Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
      • Cedar Creek is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Creek <2>
    • Cullom
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cullom. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
      • Cullom is located in Cass County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cullom
      • From Richfield to Cullom
    • Louisville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Plattsmouth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plattsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsmouth
      • Plattsmouth is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,416 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plattsmouth <2>
    • South Bend
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
      • South Bend is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Bend <2>
    • Mynard
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Manley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
      • Manley is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manley <2>
    • Murray
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Weeping Water
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weeping Water have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Water
      • Weeping Water is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,094 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weeping Water <2>
    • Murdock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rock Bluff
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wabash
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Nehawka
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richfield, with the one closest to Richfield listed first.
    • Fremont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Inglewood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglewood
      • Inglewood is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richfield, with the one closest to Richfield listed first.
    • Ralston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ralston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
      • Ralston is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,254 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ralston <2>
    • Millard
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Boys Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Omaha
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Elkhorn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
      • Elkhorn is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhorn <2>
    • Irvington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irvington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
      • Irvington is located in Douglas County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Irvington
      • From Richfield to Irvington
    • Home Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Venice
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Waterloo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
      • Waterloo is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <2>
    • Bennington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
      • Bennington is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennington <2>
    • King Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Elk City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
      • Valley is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley <2>
  • Lancaster County
  • Otoe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richfield, with the one closest to Richfield listed first.
    • Otoe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otoe
      • Otoe is located in Otoe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otoe <2>
    • Wyoming
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Dunbar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunbar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
      • Dunbar is located in Otoe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunbar <2>
  • Saunders County
  • Washington County
  • Fremont County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richfield, with the one closest to Richfield listed first.
    • Bartlett
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • McPaul
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Tabor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Thurman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Percival
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Percival have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percival
      • Percival is located in Fremont County (IA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Percival <2>
  • Mills County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richfield, with the one closest to Richfield listed first.
    • Pacific City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacific City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
      • Pacific City is located in Mills County (IA)
    • Pacific Junction
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacific Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific Junction
      • Pacific Junction is located in Mills County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacific Junction <2>
    • Glenwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Mills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
      • Mills is located in Mills County (IA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mills
      • From Richfield to Mills
    • Mineola
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
      • Mineola is located in Mills County (IA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineola <2>
    • Silver City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Malvern
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Hastings
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hastings have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
      • Hastings is located in Mills County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
  • Pottawattamie County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richfield, with the one closest to Richfield listed first.
    • Carter Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Council Bluffs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Dumfries
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Chautauqua
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Crescent
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
      • Crescent is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 618 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent <2>
    • Weston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Weston
      • From Richfield to Weston
    • Honey Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
      • Honey Creek is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
    • Treynor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • McClelland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClelland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClelland
      • McClelland is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClelland <2>
    • Loveland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
      • Loveland is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
    • Pigeon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pigeon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
      • Pigeon is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pigeon
      • From Richfield to Pigeon
    • Underwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Richfield ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Richfield.

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

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

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 in 1895, Richfield had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Springfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Springfield is located in Sarpy County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <2>
  • Papillion
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Papillion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papillion
    • Papillion is located in Sarpy County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,293 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Papillion <2>
  • Cedar Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
    • Cedar Creek is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Creek <2>
  • Cullom
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cullom. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
    • Cullom is located in Cass County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cullom
    • From Richfield to Cullom
  • Portal
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
    • Portal is located in Sarpy County
  • Gilmore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
    • Gilmore is located in Sarpy County
  • Chalco
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalco
    • Chalco is located in Sarpy County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chalco <2>
  • Millard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • La Platte
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Bellevue
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Avery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
    • Avery is located in Sarpy County
  • Gretna
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Oreapolis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oreapolis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreapolis
      • Oreapolis is located in Cass County
    • South Omaha
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Omaha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Omaha
      • South Omaha is located in Douglas County
    • Omaha
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Richfield ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Richfield.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Richfield, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Richfield.

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 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 Richfield:

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

The official website for Sarpy County: www.sarpy.com/

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://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>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>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 Richfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Richfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Richfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1090, Longitude: -96.0762    









 

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