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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 Smyrna (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 Smyrna. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

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

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

  • Nuckolls County     (The home county of Smyrna)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smyrna, with the one closest to Smyrna listed first.
    • Nelson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Nora
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
      • Nora is located in Nuckolls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
    • Superior
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Ruskin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruskin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
      • Ruskin is located in Nuckolls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruskin <1>
    • Hardy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
      • Oak is located in Nuckolls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak <1>
    • Angus
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
      • Angus is located in Nuckolls County
    • Lawrence
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
      • Lawrence is located in Nuckolls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <1>
    • Sedan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
      • Sedan is located in Nuckolls County
  • Adams County
    • Ayr
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayr have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayr
      • Ayr is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ayr <1>
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smyrna, with the one closest to Smyrna listed first.
    • Deweese
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Edgar
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Fairfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Ong
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Clay Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Glenvil
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Verona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
      • Verona is located in Clay County
  • Fillmore County
    • Shickley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Thayer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smyrna, with the one closest to Smyrna listed first.
    • Byron
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Deshler
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deshler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deshler
      • Deshler is located in Thayer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deshler <1>
    • Davenport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Chester
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Carleton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carleton
      • Carleton is located in Thayer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carleton <1>
    • Hebron
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Belvidere
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Bruning
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smyrna, with the one closest to Smyrna listed first.
    • Guide Rock
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guide Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guide Rock
      • Guide Rock is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guide Rock <1>
    • Pawnee Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pawnee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee Village
      • Pawnee Village is located in Webster County
    • Rosemont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
      • Rosemont is located in Webster County
    • Amboy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
      • Amboy is located in Webster County
    • Cowles
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cowles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowles
      • Cowles is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
    • Blue Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill
      • Blue Hill is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 850 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Hill <1>
    • Red Cloud
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Inavale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Jewell County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smyrna, with the one closest to Smyrna listed first.
    • Webber
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webber have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber
      • Webber is located in Jewell County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webber <1>
    • Burr Oak
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burr Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
      • Burr Oak is located in Jewell County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Formoso
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formoso
      • Formoso is located in Jewell County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Montrose
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
      • Montrose is located in Jewell County (KS)
      • Former name for Montrose:
      • Delta
    • Mankato
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Esbon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esbon
      • Esbon is located in Jewell County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Esbon <1>
  • Republic County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smyrna, with the one closest to Smyrna listed first.
    • White Rock
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
      • White Rock is located in Republic County (KS)
    • Republic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
      • Republic is located in Republic County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Sherdahl
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sherdahl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherdahl
      • Sherdahl is located in Republic County (KS)
    • Courtland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Scandia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scandia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandia
      • Scandia is located in Republic County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scandia <1>
    • Kackley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kackley
      • Kackley is located in Republic County (KS)
    • Belleville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
      • Belleville is located in Republic County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,841 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Smyrna ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Smyrna.

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

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

  • Salem Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Superior.
    • The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Evergreen Memorial Cemetery
    • Superior Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1290980 <4>
  • Ladies Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ladies Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ladies Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nora Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nora Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nora Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beulah Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beulah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Valley View Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley View Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley View Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<5> to the northwest of Superior.
    • The Valley View Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Wilson Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2320687 <4>
  • Oxbow Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oxbow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oxbow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spring Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Columbia Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Columbia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Columbia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Olive Hill Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olive Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beaver Creek Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (133 more) ...
    • Guide Rock Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guide Rock Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guide Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Union Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Smyrna had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Cadams
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cadams have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadams
    • Cadams is located in Nuckolls County
  • Nelson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Nora
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
    • Nora is located in Nuckolls County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
  • Superior
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Bostwick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bostwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostwick
    • Bostwick is located in Nuckolls County
  • Mount Clare
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Clare have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clare
    • Mount Clare is located in Nuckolls County
  • Hardy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Ruskin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruskin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
    • Ruskin is located in Nuckolls County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruskin <1>
  • Warwick
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
    • Warwick is located in Republic County (KS)
  • Oak
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
    • Oak is located in Nuckolls County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak <1>
  • Webber
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webber have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber
    • Webber is located in Jewell County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webber <1>
  • Angus
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
    • Angus is located in Nuckolls County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Guide Rock
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guide Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guide Rock
      • Guide Rock is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guide Rock <1>
    • Lawrence
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
      • Lawrence is located in Nuckolls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <1>
    • Deweese
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Smyrna ...

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 89 newspapers that have been published in the area around Smyrna.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Smyrna, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Smyrna.

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 Smyrna:

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

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

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 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.
<3>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.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Smyrna) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Smyrna. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1186, Longitude: -98.0673       In this case, the coordinates for Smyrna have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Smyrna, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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