Our Genealogy Helper
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 Rosalie (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 Rosalie. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Rosalie is located in Thurston County.
To see how the shape of Nebraska's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Thurston County: Monona (IA), Woodbury (IA), Burt, Cuming, Dakota, Dixon & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Rosalie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rosalie:
- Thurston County (The home county of Rosalie)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosalie, with the one closest to Rosalie listed first.
- Walthill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Macy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pender
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Winnebago
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Thurston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosalie, with the one closest to Rosalie listed first.
- Lyons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Decatur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bertha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bertha is located in Burt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Oakland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Craig
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tekamah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cuming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosalie, with the one closest to Rosalie listed first.
- Bancroft
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beemer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- West Point is located in Cuming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,237 people
- West Point has also been known as:
- Westpoint
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <1>
- Wisner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Monterey
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey is located in Cuming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Aloys
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Aloys is located in Cuming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aloys
- Dakota County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosalie, with the one closest to Rosalie listed first.
- Homer
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hubbard
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dakota City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jackson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Goodwin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Goodwin is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin
- South Sioux City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Willis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Willis is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Dixon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosalie, with the one closest to Rosalie listed first.
- Emerson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wakefield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Allen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waterbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosalie, with the one closest to Rosalie listed first.
- Uehling
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Crowell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Crowell is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowell
- Scribner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Snyder
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dodge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hooper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Winslow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Stanton County
- Pilger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosalie, with the one closest to Rosalie listed first.
- Admah ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Admah is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admah
- Herman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne County
- Wayne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison County (IA)
- Little Sioux
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Monona County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosalie, with the one closest to Rosalie listed first.
- Albaton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Albaton is located in Monona County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albaton
- Whiting
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Onawa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Blencoe
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Blencoe is located in Monona County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blencoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Turin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Castana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rodney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rodney is located in Monona County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Woodbury County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosalie, with the one closest to Rosalie listed first.
- Sloan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Salix
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hornick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hornick is located in Woodbury County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Sergeant Bluff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Glen Ellen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Glen Ellen is located in Woodbury County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ellen
- Bronson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bronson is located in Woodbury County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- Climbing Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Climbing Hill is located in Woodbury County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climbing Hill
- Regency of Sioux City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Regency of Sioux City is located in Woodbury County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency of Sioux City
- Sioux City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Union County (SD)
- Dakota Dunes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rosalie, see our County-by-County Page for Rosalie.
Cemeteries Near Rosalie ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rosalie.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Rosalie - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rosalie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rosalie, with the one closest to Rosalie listed first.
- Bancroft Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Walthill Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pilcher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lyons Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Omaha Tribal Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha Tribal Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Omaha Tribal Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Macy.
- The Omaha Tribal Cemetery has also been known as:
- Blackbird Hill Cemetery
- Umo Ho Tribal Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101083 <2>
- Covenant Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Holy Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Winnebago Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Pender.
- The Rose Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pender Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101244 <2>
- St. Marks Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marks Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Pender.
- The St. Marks Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Marks Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101335 <2>
- St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (91 more) ...
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- St. Augustine Mission Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Meseal Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Rosalie in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rosalie.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rosalie, with the one closest to Rosalie listed first.
- Bancroft
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lyons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pender
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Winnebago
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Decatur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bertha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bertha is located in Burt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Albaton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Albaton is located in Monona County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albaton
- Oakland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Maple Landing ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Maple Landing is located in Monona County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Landing
- Beemer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- West Point is located in Cuming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,237 people
- West Point has also been known as:
- Westpoint
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <1>
- Homer
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Emerson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Whiting
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sloan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rosalie. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rosalie.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Rosalie ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rosalie.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Rosalie. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Rosalie and those printed in the larger area surrounding Rosalie.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Rosalie.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Rosalie:
- Websites specific to Nebraska
- Pages specific to Thurston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burt County
- Cuming County
- Dakota County
- Dixon County
- Dodge County
- Stanton County
- Washington County
- Wayne County
- Harrison County
- Monona County
- Woodbury County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Nebraska
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 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. |
| <3> | 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 Rosalie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rosalie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |