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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 Saronville (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 Saronville. 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 hospitals 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.

Saronville is located in Clay 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 Clay County: Adams, Fillmore, Hamilton, Nuckolls, Webster & York.

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

  • Clay County     (The home county of Saronville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saronville, with the one closest to Saronville listed first.
    • Verona
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Verona is also located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
    • Sutton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Sutton is also located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,446 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sutton <1>
    • Clay Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Harvard
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Fairfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Inland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Ong
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Ong is also located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ong
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ong <1>
    • Edgar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Edgar is also located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgar <1>
    • Glenvil
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Trumbull
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Deweese
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saronville, with the one closest to Saronville listed first.
    • Blaine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Blaine is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
    • Good Samaritan Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Hansen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Hansen is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansen
    • Hastings
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Brickton ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Brickton was located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickton
    • Ayr
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <1>
    • Juniata
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Fillmore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saronville, with the one closest to Saronville listed first.
    • Bixby
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Bixby is located in Fillmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
    • Grafton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Shickley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairmont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Geneva
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Strang
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Exeter
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Ohiowa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Milligan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Hall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saronville, with the one closest to Saronville listed first.
    • Doniphan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Grand Island
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saronville, with the one closest to Saronville listed first.
    • Stockham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Stockham is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
    • Giltner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Aurora
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Hampton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Phillips
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Kronborg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Kronborg is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kronborg
    • Marquette
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Nuckolls County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saronville, with the one closest to Saronville listed first.
    • Sedan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Sedan is located in Nuckolls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
    • Angus
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Angus is located in Nuckolls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
    • Oak
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • 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 <1>
    • Lawrence
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Nelson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Nora
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Nora is located in Nuckolls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
  • Thayer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saronville, with the one closest to Saronville listed first.
    • Davenport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Carleton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Bruning
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saronville, with the one closest to Saronville listed first.
    • Henderson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lushton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lushton is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lushton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
    • McCool Junction
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bradshaw
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • York
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Arborville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Arborville is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arborville

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

Cemeteries Near Saronville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saronville.

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 Saronville - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saronville, with the one closest to Saronville 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Saronville had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Saronville had a population of 45 people.

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

  • Verona
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Verona is also located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
  • Sutton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Sutton is also located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,446 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sutton <1>
  • Stockham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Stockham is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
  • Clay Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Harvard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Grafton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Fairfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lushton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lushton is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lushton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
  • Henderson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Inland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Ong
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Ong is also located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ong
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ong <1>
  • Edgar
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Edgar is also located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgar <1>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Glenvil
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Shickley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Martland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Martland is located in Fillmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martland

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

Newspapers Published in Saronville ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saronville.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Saronville:

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 Saronville, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Saronville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.