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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 Stephens (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 Stephens. 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 Stephens ...

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 occur.

  • A typical abbreviation for Saint Stephens: St. Stephens
  • While the name of this community is Saint Stephens, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Saint Stephens may originally have been Saint Stephen's.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Saint Stephens might be written as Saint Stephen.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Saint Stephens. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Stephens.

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 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 Stephens is located in Nuckolls 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 Nuckolls County: Jewell (KS), Republic (KS), Clay, Fillmore, Thayer & Webster.

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

  • Nuckolls County     (The home county of Saint Stephens)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Stephens, with the one closest to Saint Stephens listed first.
    • Lawrence
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Nelson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Angus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Angus is located in Nuckolls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
    • Nora
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Nora is located in Nuckolls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
    • Oak
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Oak is located in Nuckolls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak <2>
    • Superior
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Sedan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Sedan is located in Nuckolls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
    • Ruskin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Hardy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Stephens, with the one closest to Saint Stephens listed first.
    • Ayr
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Ayr is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayr
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ayr <2>
    • Brickton ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Brickton is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickton
    • Roseland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Good Samaritan Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Hastings
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Assumption
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Assumption is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
    • Blaine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Blaine is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
    • Holstein
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Juniata
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Stephens, with the one closest to Saint Stephens listed first.
    • Deweese
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Glenvil
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Edgar
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Clay Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Inland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Ong
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Verona
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Verona is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
    • Harvard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Trumbull
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Saronville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fillmore County
    • Shickley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Stephens, with the one closest to Saint Stephens listed first.
    • Campbell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Riverton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Thayer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Stephens, with the one closest to Saint Stephens listed first.
    • Davenport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Deshler
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Carleton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Byron
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Stephens, with the one closest to Saint Stephens listed first.
    • Rosemont
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Rosemont is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
    • Blue Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cowles
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Cowles is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowles
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
    • Guide Rock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Amboy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Amboy is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
    • Pawnee Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Pawnee Village is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee Village
    • Red Cloud
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Bladen
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Inavale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Jewell County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Stephens, with the one closest to Saint Stephens listed first.
    • Webber
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Webber is located in Jewell County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webber <2>
    • Burr Oak
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Burr Oak is located in Jewell County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
  • Republic County (KS)
    • White Rock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • White Rock is located in Republic County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
  • Smith County (KS)
    • Womer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Womer is located in Smith County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womer

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

Cemeteries Near Saint Stephens ...

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

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 Saint Stephens - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saint Stephens covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Presbyterian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Eckley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Beaver Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Liberty Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Liberty Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Monia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mulkey Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (131 more) ...
    • Beulah Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Union Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

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 Saint Stephens in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Saint Stephens.

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

  • Lawrence
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mount Clare
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Clare is located in Nuckolls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clare
  • Rosemont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Rosemont is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
  • Deweese
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Nelson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Spring Ranch ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Spring Ranch is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Ranch
  • Cowles
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cowles is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowles
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
  • Blue Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pauline
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pauline is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauline
  • Guide Rock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Smyrna
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Smyrna is located in Nuckolls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
  • Amboy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Amboy is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bostwick
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Bostwick is located in Nuckolls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostwick
    • Angus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Angus is located in Nuckolls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
    • Fairfield
      (14 miles [22.5 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 Saint Stephens. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Stephens.

Newspapers Published in Saint Stephens ...

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 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Stephens.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Stephens, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint Stephens.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Stephens:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Stephens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Saint Stephens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.