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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Saint Deroin. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Saint Deroin to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Saint Deroin, please Contact Us.

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 Deroin (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 Deroin. 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 Deroin ...

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 Deroin: St. Deroin

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.

Although our information shows that the community of Saint Deroin is historic, it would have been located within present day Nemaha 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 Nemaha County: Atchison (MO), Holt (MO), Johnson, Otoe, Pawnee & Richardson.

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

  • Nemaha County     (The home county of Saint Deroin)
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Deroin, with the one closest to Saint Deroin listed first.
    • Elk Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Graf ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Graf. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graf
      • Graf is located in Johnson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Graf
      • From Saint Deroin to Graf
  • Otoe County
  • Pawnee County
  • Richardson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Deroin, with the one closest to Saint Deroin listed first.
    • Barada
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Shubert
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Arago ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arago. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arago
      • Arago is located in Richardson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Arago
      • From Saint Deroin to Arago
    • Straussville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Verdon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Stella
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Falls City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
      • Falls City is located in Richardson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,076 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls City <2>
    • Preston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in Richardson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
    • Rulo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rulo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rulo
      • Rulo is located in Richardson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rulo <2>
    • Salem
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dawson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Humboldt
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Fremont County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Deroin, with the one closest to Saint Deroin listed first.
    • High Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Hamburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Riverton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
      • Riverton is located in Fremont County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <2>
    • Payne
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Payne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
      • Payne is located in Fremont County (IA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Payne
      • From Saint Deroin to Payne
  • Page County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Deroin, with the one closest to Saint Deroin listed first.
    • Blanchard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
      • Blanchard is located in Page County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
    • Northboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Brown County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Deroin, with the one closest to Saint Deroin listed first.
    • Reserve
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Padonia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Hamlin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamlin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
      • Hamlin is located in Brown County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
      • Hamlin has also been known as:
      • Hamilton
    • Morrill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
      • Morrill is located in Brown County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
    • Sun Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Hiawatha
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Doniphan County (KS)
  • Nemaha County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Deroin, with the one closest to Saint Deroin listed first.
    • Berwick
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berwick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
      • Berwick is located in Nemaha County (KS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Berwick
      • From Saint Deroin to Berwick
    • Sabetha
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bern
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bern have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bern
      • Bern is located in Nemaha County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
  • Atchison County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Deroin, with the one closest to Saint Deroin listed first.
    • Phelps City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phelps City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps City
      • Phelps City is located in Atchison County (MO)
    • Rock Port
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Fairfax
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfax have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
      • Fairfax is located in Atchison County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <2>
    • Watson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Tarkio
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Farmers City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmers City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers City
      • Farmers City is located in Atchison County (MO)
    • Westboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
      • Westboro is located in Atchison County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Holt County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Deroin, with the one closest to Saint Deroin listed first.
    • Corning
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corning. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
      • Corning is located in Holt County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Corning
      • From Saint Deroin to Corning
    • Craig
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bigelow
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bigelow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
      • Bigelow is located in Holt County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Fortescue
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fortescue have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortescue
      • Fortescue is located in Holt County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Mound City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Maitland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maitland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland
      • Maitland is located in Holt County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
    • Forest City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
      • Forest City is located in Holt County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest City <2>
    • New Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Oregon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oregon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
      • Oregon is located in Holt County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 735 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon <2>
  • Nodaway County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Deroin, with the one closest to Saint Deroin listed first.
    • Skidmore
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Quitman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quitman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
      • Quitman is located in Nodaway County (MO)
      • Estimated population in 2017: 42 people
    • Graham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Burlington Junction
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Elmo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
      • Elmo is located in Nodaway County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people

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

Cemeteries Near Saint Deroin ...

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

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

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

Saint Deroin itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 17 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Barada
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Nishnabotna ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nishnabotna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nishnabotna
    • Nishnabotna is located in Atchison County (MO)
  • Corning
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corning. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
    • Corning is located in Holt County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Corning
    • From Saint Deroin to Corning
  • Langdon ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langdon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
    • Langdon is located in Atchison County (MO)
  • Shubert
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Milton ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Milton is located in Atchison County (MO)
  • Nemaha
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Phelps City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phelps City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps City
    • Phelps City is located in Atchison County (MO)
  • Arago ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arago. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arago
    • Arago is located in Richardson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Arago
    • From Saint Deroin to Arago
  • Rock Port
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Fairfax
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfax have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
    • Fairfax is located in Atchison County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <2>
  • Brownville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Saint Deroin ...

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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Deroin.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Saint Deroin:

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Deroin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 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.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<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- Saint Deroin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Deroin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2722, Longitude: -95.5612       In this case, the coordinates for Saint Deroin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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