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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 Stamford (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 Stamford. 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 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.

Stamford is located in Harlan 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 Harlan County: Norton (KS), Phillips (KS), Franklin, Furnas, Kearney & Phelps.

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

  • Harlan County     (The home county of Stamford)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stamford, with the one closest to Stamford listed first.
    • Flynn Junction
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn Junction
      • Flynn Junction is located in Harlan County
    • Orleans
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
      • Orleans is located in Harlan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orleans <2>
    • Mascot
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
      • Mascot is located in Harlan County
    • Alma
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Alma is located in Harlan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <2>
    • Huntley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
      • Huntley is located in Harlan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
    • Republican City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Ragan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ragan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragan
      • Ragan is located in Harlan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ragan <2>
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stamford, with the one closest to Stamford listed first.
    • Naponee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Bloomington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Furnas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stamford, with the one closest to Stamford listed first.
    • Hollinger
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollinger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollinger
      • Hollinger is located in Furnas County
    • Oxford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Oxford is located in Furnas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <2>
    • Beaver City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Edison
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hendley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hendley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendley
      • Hendley is located in Furnas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hendley <2>
    • Arapahoe
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Holbrook
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
      • Holbrook is located in Furnas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holbrook <2>
    • Wilsonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
      • Wilsonville is located in Furnas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilsonville <2>
  • Kearney County
    • Wilcox
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilcox have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
      • Wilcox is located in Kearney County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilcox <2>
  • Phelps County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stamford, with the one closest to Stamford listed first.
    • Atlanta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlanta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
      • Atlanta is located in Phelps County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <2>
    • Loomis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Holdrege
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Sacramento
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sacramento have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento
      • Sacramento is located in Phelps County
    • Bertrand
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Funk
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Funk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
      • Funk is located in Phelps County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Funk <2>
  • Norton County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stamford, with the one closest to Stamford listed first.
    • Almena
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
      • Almena is located in Norton County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
    • Norton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
      • Norton is located in Norton County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,709 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <2>
  • Phillips County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stamford, with the one closest to Stamford listed first.
    • Long Island
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
      • Long Island is located in Phillips County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Prairie View
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
      • Prairie View is located in Phillips County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Stuttgart
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuttgart
      • Stuttgart is located in Phillips County (KS)
    • Phillipsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
      • Phillipsburg is located in Phillips County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,420 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phillipsburg <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Stamford ...

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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stamford.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Stamford. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Stamford and those printed in the larger area surrounding Stamford.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of Stamford.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Stamford:

Cemeteries Near Stamford ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stamford.

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

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

  • Stamford Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stamford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stamford Cemetery
  • Deaver Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • German Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
  • Orleans Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
  • Turner Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
  • Oxford Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oxford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oxford Cemetery
  • Maple Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Maple Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Precept Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Creek Cemetery
  • Delimont Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Delimont Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of Stamford.
    • The Delimont Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Home Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Delimont Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100794 <4>
  • Spring Grove Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Grove Cemetery
  • Continue List   (69 more) ...
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Vineman Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Vineman Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Veneman Family Cemetery
      • Vineman Family Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vineman Cemetery
    • Long Island Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Island Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Island Cemetery

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Stamford had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Stamford had a population of 171 people.

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

  • Orleans
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
    • Orleans is located in Harlan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orleans <2>
  • Oxford Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Junction
    • Oxford Junction is located in Harlan County
  • Precept
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Precept have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Precept
    • Precept is located in Furnas County
  • Oxford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Oxford is located in Furnas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <2>
  • Mascot
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
    • Mascot is located in Harlan County
  • Alma
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Alma is located in Harlan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <2>
  • Beaver City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Long Island
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
    • Long Island is located in Phillips County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
  • Woodruff
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodruff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
    • Woodruff is located in Phillips County (KS)
  • Edison
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Huntley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
    • Huntley is located in Harlan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
  • Almena
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
    • Almena is located in Norton County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Atlanta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlanta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
      • Atlanta is located in Phelps County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <2>
    • Republican City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Hendley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hendley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendley
      • Hendley is located in Furnas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hendley <2>

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stamford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stamford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1331, Longitude: -99.5928    
<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 Stamford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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