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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 Stanton (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 Stanton. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Stanton is located in Stanton County and is the County Seat.

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 Stanton County: Colfax, Cuming, Madison, Pierce, Platte & Wayne.

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

  • Stanton County     (The home county of Stanton)
    • Pilger
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar County
    • Randolph
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Colfax County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stanton, with the one closest to Stanton listed first.
    • Clarkson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
      • Clarkson is located in Colfax County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkson <1>
    • Leigh
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Howells
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells
      • Howells is located in Colfax County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howells <1>
  • Cuming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stanton, with the one closest to Stanton listed first.
    • Wisner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Aloys
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aloys
      • Aloys is located in Cuming County
    • Beemer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Monterey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
      • Monterey is located in Cuming County
    • West Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
      • West Point is located in Cuming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,237 people
      • West Point has also been known as:
      • Westpoint
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <1>
  • Dixon County
    • Wakefield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stanton, with the one closest to Stanton listed first.
    • Dodge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
      • Dodge is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodge <1>
    • Snyder
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snyder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
      • Snyder is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snyder <1>
    • Crowell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowell
      • Crowell is located in Dodge County
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stanton, with the one closest to Stanton listed first.
    • Norfolk
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Warnerville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnerville
      • Warnerville is located in Madison County
    • Madison
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,343 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <1>
    • Fairview ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Madison County
    • Battle Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Emerick
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerick
      • Emerick is located in Madison County
    • Meadow Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Grove
      • Meadow Grove is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadow Grove <1>
  • Pierce County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stanton, with the one closest to Stanton listed first.
    • Hadar
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Wee Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wee Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wee Town
      • Wee Town is located in Pierce County
    • Pierce
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
      • Pierce is located in Pierce County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,734 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce <1>
  • Platte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stanton, with the one closest to Stanton listed first.
    • Creston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
      • Creston is located in Platte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creston <1>
    • Humphrey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humphrey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey
      • Humphrey is located in Platte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humphrey <1>
    • Cornlea
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornlea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornlea
      • Cornlea is located in Platte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • Saint Bernard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernard
      • Saint Bernard is located in Platte County
    • Tarnov
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarnov
      • Tarnov is located in Platte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
    • Lindsay
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Thurston County
    • Pender
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stanton, with the one closest to Stanton listed first.
    • Hoskins
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Winside
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Carroll
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carroll have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
      • Carroll is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carroll <1>
    • Wayne
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
      • Wayne is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,758 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <1>
    • Sholes
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sholes
      • Sholes is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Stanton ...

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 163 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stanton.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Stanton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Stanton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Stanton.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Stanton.

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 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 Stanton:

Cemeteries Near Stanton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stanton.

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

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

  • IOOF Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
  • Zilmer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Zilmer Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Stanton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zilmer Cemetery
  • Belz Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belz Cemetery
  • Koch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Koch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Koch Cemetery
  • Zander Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zander Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zander Cemetery
  • Pleasant Run Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Run Cemetery
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
  • Erychleb Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Erychleb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Erychleb Cemetery
  • Bega Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bega Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bega Cemetery
  • Besk Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Besk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Besk Cemetery
  • Schwedt Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Pilger Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (91 more) ...
    • Christ Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
    • Zion - Bauremeister Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion - Bauremeister Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Norfolk.
      • The Zion - Bauremeister Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Zion Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion - Bauremeister 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 Stanton had a population of 857 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Stanton had a population of 1,483 people.

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

  • Pilger
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hoskins
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Norfolk
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Warnerville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnerville
    • Warnerville is located in Madison County
  • Madison
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Madison is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,343 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <1>
  • Winside
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Hadar
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Leigh
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Clarkson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
    • Clarkson is located in Colfax County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkson <1>
  • Bismarck ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bismarck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck
    • Bismarck is located in Cuming County
  • Wisner
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Creston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
    • Creston is located in Platte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creston <1>
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Howells
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells
      • Howells is located in Colfax County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howells <1>
    • Battle Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Beemer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)

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

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

The official website for Stanton County: www.co.stanton.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: 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>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- Stanton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stanton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9504, Longitude: -97.2237    
<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 Stanton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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