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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 Scotia Junction (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 Scotia Junction. 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 Scotia Junction ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Scotia Junction: Scotia Jct. (or less commonly used: Scotia Jctn.)

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

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Scotia Junction is located in Greeley 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 Greeley County: Boone, Garfield, Howard, Nance, Sherman, Valley & Wheeler.

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

  • Greeley County     (The home county of Scotia Junction)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scotia Junction, with the one closest to Scotia Junction listed first.
    • Scotia
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Horace ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Horace is located in Greeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
    • Greeley Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Greeley Center is located in Greeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley Center
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
    • Greeley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Brayton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Brayton is located in Greeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
    • Wolbach
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Spalding
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Boone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scotia Junction, with the one closest to Scotia Junction listed first.
    • Primrose
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Rapids
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Buffalo County
    • Nantasket ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Nantasket is located in Buffalo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantasket
  • Custer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scotia Junction, with the one closest to Scotia Junction listed first.
    • Comstock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Wescott
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Wescott is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wescott
  • Garfield County
    • Willow Springs ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Willow Springs is located in Garfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
  • Howard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scotia Junction, with the one closest to Scotia Junction listed first.
    • Cotesfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Cotesfield is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotesfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
    • Dannevirke
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Dannevirke is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dannevirke
    • Elba
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Farwell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Cushing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Cushing is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
    • Saint Paul
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Nysted
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Nysted is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nysted
    • Dannebrog
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Boelus
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Howard City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Howard City is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
  • Merrick County
    • Palmer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Sherman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scotia Junction, with the one closest to Scotia Junction listed first.
    • North Loup City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • North Loup City is located in Sherman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Loup City
    • Ashton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Loup City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Loup City is located in Sherman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loup City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
      • Loup City has also been known as:
      • Loup
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loup City <1>
    • Rockville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Litchfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Valley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scotia Junction, with the one closest to Scotia Junction listed first.
    • North Loup
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Olean
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Olean is located in Valley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
    • Sumter
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Sumter is located in Valley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
    • Ord
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ord is located in Valley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,052 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ord <1>
    • Elyria
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Arcadia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Wheeler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scotia Junction, with the one closest to Scotia Junction listed first.
    • Ericson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Bartlett
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Scotia Junction ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scotia Junction.

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 Scotia Junction - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Scotia Junction, with the one closest to Scotia Junction 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>

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

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

  • Scotia
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • North Loup
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Horace ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Horace is located in Greeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
  • Cotesfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cotesfield is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotesfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
  • Olean
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Olean is located in Valley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
  • Dannevirke
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Dannevirke is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dannevirke
  • Sumter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Sumter is located in Valley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
  • Greeley Center
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Greeley Center is located in Greeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley Center
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
  • Greeley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Brayton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Brayton is located in Greeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
  • O'Connor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • O'Connor is located in Greeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Connor
  • Belfast
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Belfast is located in Greeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Ashton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Elba
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ord
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ord is located in Valley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,052 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ord <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Scotia Junction ...

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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scotia Junction.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Scotia Junction:

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