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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 Rudy (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 Rudy. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Rudy is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Republic (KS), Washington (KS), Fillmore, Gage, Saline & Thayer.

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

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Rudy)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rudy, with the one closest to Rudy listed first.
    • Endicott
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Endicott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott
      • Endicott is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Endicott <2>
    • Steele City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Diller
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jansen
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jansen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jansen
      • Jansen is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jansen <2>
    • Fairbury
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Harbine
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbine
      • Harbine is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
    • Thompson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Thompson is located in Jefferson County
    • Reynolds
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Plymouth
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
      • Plymouth is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <2>
    • Powell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
      • Powell is located in Jefferson County
    • Daykin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daykin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daykin
      • Daykin is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daykin <2>
  • Gage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rudy, with the one closest to Rudy listed first.
    • Lanham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lanham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
      • Lanham is located in Gage County
    • Odell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Ellis
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
      • Ellis is located in Gage County
    • Blue Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Wymore
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Beatrice
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Holmesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Barneston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Pickrell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
      • Rockford is located in Gage County
    • Clatonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Liberty
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Saline County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rudy, with the one closest to Rudy listed first.
    • Swanton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • De Witt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Western
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Tobias
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilber
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Thayer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rudy, with the one closest to Rudy listed first.
    • Gilead
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
      • Gilead is located in Thayer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilead <2>
    • Alexandria
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hubbell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbell
      • Hubbell is located in Thayer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbell <2>
    • Hebron
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Belvidere
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Chester
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Marshall County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rudy, with the one closest to Rudy listed first.
    • Bremen
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
      • Bremen is located in Marshall County (KS)
    • Marietta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marietta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
      • Marietta is located in Marshall County (KS)
    • Oketo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketo
      • Oketo is located in Marshall County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
    • Marysville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Alcove Spring ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcove Spring
      • Alcove Spring is located in Marshall County (KS)
    • Carden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden
      • Carden is located in Marshall County (KS)
    • Waterville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Republic County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rudy, with the one closest to Rudy listed first.
    • Narka
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narka
      • Narka is located in Republic County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
    • Cuba
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
      • Cuba is located in Republic County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <2>
    • Munden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munden
      • Munden is located in Republic County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
  • Washington County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rudy, with the one closest to Rudy listed first.
    • Hollenberg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollenberg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollenberg
      • Hollenberg is located in Washington County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
    • Lanham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
      • Lanham is located in Washington County (KS)
    • Hanover
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
      • Hanover is located in Washington County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <2>
    • Blocker ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blocker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocker
      • Blocker is located in Washington County (KS)
    • Morrowville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrowville
      • Morrowville is located in Washington County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
    • Mahaska
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahaska have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahaska
      • Mahaska is located in Washington County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
    • Washington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Haddam
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haddam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddam
      • Haddam is located in Washington County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
      • Haddam has also been known as:
      • Haddam City
      • West Haddam
    • Greenleaf
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
      • Greenleaf is located in Washington County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenleaf <2>
    • Barnes
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
      • Barnes is located in Washington County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnes <2>
    • Linn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn
      • Linn is located in Washington County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linn <2>
    • Brantford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brantford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantford
      • Brantford is located in Washington County (KS)
    • Palmer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
      • Palmer is located in Washington County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people

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

Cemeteries Near Rudy ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rudy.

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

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

  • Steele City Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steele City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steele City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hollenberg Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • State Line Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Silver Cliff Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Cliff Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Silver Cliff Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • The Silver Cliff Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Shoup Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2377159 <4>
  • Joy Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Prairie Home Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairbury Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairbury Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jansen Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jansen Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Jansen Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Jansen.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100839 <4>
  • Gaskill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Bartel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bartel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bartel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Prall Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Grandy Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grandy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (158 more) ...
    • Hope Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Silver Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Spenceville Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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>

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

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

  • Steele City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Endicott
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Endicott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott
    • Endicott is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Endicott <2>
  • Hollenberg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollenberg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollenberg
    • Hollenberg is located in Washington County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
  • Diller
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jansen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jansen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jansen
    • Jansen is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jansen <2>
  • Fairbury
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Harbine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbine
    • Harbine is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
  • Lanham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
    • Lanham is located in Washington County (KS)
  • Lanham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lanham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
    • Lanham is located in Gage County
  • Thompson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Thompson is located in Jefferson County
  • Spence
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
    • Spence is located in Washington County (KS)
  • Odell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Ellis
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
      • Ellis is located in Gage County
    • Gladstone
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
      • Gladstone is located in Jefferson County
    • Reynolds
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Rudy ...

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 179 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rudy.

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

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 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 Rudy:

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.ne.us/

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 Rudy, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rudy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rudy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0644, Longitude: -97.0548       In this case, the coordinates for Rudy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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