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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 Saint Charles (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 Saint Charles. 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 Saint Charles ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Saint Charles: St. Charles

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

Saint Charles is located in Cuming 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 Cuming County: Burt, Colfax, Dodge, Stanton, Thurston & Wayne.

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

  • Cuming County     (The home county of Saint Charles)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Charles, with the one closest to Saint Charles listed first.
    • Monterey
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
      • Monterey is located in Cuming County
    • West Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
      • West Point is located in Cuming County
      • 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 <2>
    • Aloys
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aloys
      • Aloys is located in Cuming County
    • Beemer
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Wisner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bancroft
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Burt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Charles, with the one closest to Saint Charles listed first.
    • Oakland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Lyons
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Craig
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craig have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
      • Craig is located in Burt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craig <2>
    • Bertha
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
      • Bertha is located in Burt County
    • Tekamah
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Decatur
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Butler County
    • Linwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Colfax County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Charles, with the one closest to Saint Charles listed first.
    • Howells
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells
      • Howells is located in Colfax County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howells <2>
    • Clarkson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
      • Clarkson is located in Colfax County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkson <2>
    • Rogers
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
      • Rogers is located in Colfax County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Leigh
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Schuyler
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Charles, with the one closest to Saint Charles listed first.
    • Crowell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowell
      • Crowell is located in Dodge County
    • Snyder
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Dodge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
      • Dodge is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodge <2>
    • Scribner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Uehling
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uehling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uehling
      • Uehling is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uehling <2>
    • Hooper
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper
      • Hooper is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 828 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hooper <2>
    • Winslow
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winslow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
      • Winslow is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winslow <2>
    • North Bend
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Nickerson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Telbasta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telbasta
      • Telbasta is located in Dodge County
    • Ames
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ames have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
      • Ames is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ames <2>
    • Fontanelle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanelle
      • Fontanelle is located in Dodge County
    • Fremont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Saunders County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Charles, with the one closest to Saint Charles listed first.
    • Morse Bluff
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morse Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Bluff
      • Morse Bluff is located in Saunders County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morse Bluff <2>
    • Cedar Bluffs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Stanton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Charles, with the one closest to Saint Charles listed first.
    • Pilger
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Stanton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Thurston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Charles, with the one closest to Saint Charles listed first.
    • Rosalie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosalie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosalie
      • Rosalie is located in Thurston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosalie <2>
    • Pender
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Thurston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thurston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
      • Thurston is located in Thurston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurston <2>
    • Walthill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walthill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthill
      • Walthill is located in Thurston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walthill <2>
    • Macy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macy
      • Macy is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macy <2>
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Charles, with the one closest to Saint Charles listed first.
    • Herman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Arlington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Saint Charles ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Charles.

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

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

  • St. Anthony Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthony Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Boniface Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Boniface Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Boniface Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Michael Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michael Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michael Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Wenceslaus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Saint Peter's Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saint Peter's Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Saint Peter's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Snyder.
    • The Saint Peter's Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Saint Leo's Catholic Cemetery
    • Saint Leo's Cemetery
    • Synder Cemeetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101461 <3>
  • Snyder Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snyder Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snyder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Manhattan Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manhattan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manhattan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dewitt Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dewitt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dewitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (104 more) ...
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Peterson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peterson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Immanuel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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, Saint Charles had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Monterey
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
    • Monterey is located in Cuming County
  • West Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
    • West Point is located in Cuming County
    • 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 <2>
  • Crowell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowell
    • Crowell is located in Dodge County
  • Snyder
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Dodge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
    • Dodge is located in Dodge County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodge <2>
  • Scribner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Glencoe ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glencoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
    • Glencoe is located in Dodge County
  • Beemer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Bismarck ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bismarck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck
    • Bismarck is located in Cuming County
  • Howells
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells
    • Howells is located in Colfax County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howells <2>
  • Webster
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Webster is located in Dodge County
  • Oakland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Wisner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hooper
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper
      • Hooper is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 828 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hooper <2>
    • Argo ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
      • Argo is located in Burt County

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

Newspapers Published in Saint Charles ...

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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Charles.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Charles, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint Charles.

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 Saint Charles:

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

The official website for Cuming County: www.co.cuming.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>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.
<4>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- Saint Charles) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Charles. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7933, Longitude: -96.7489       In this case, the coordinates for Saint Charles have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Saint Charles, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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