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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Tewsville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Tewsville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Tewsville, please Contact Us.

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 Tewsville (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 Tewsville. 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Tewsville is historic, it would have been located within present day Knox 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 Knox County: Antelope, Boyd, Cedar, Holt, Pierce, Bon Homme (SD), Charles Mix (SD) & Yankton (SD).

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

  • Knox County     (The home county of Tewsville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tewsville, with the one closest to Tewsville listed first.
    • Lindy
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Santee
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santee
      • Santee is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
    • Bloomfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Crofton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crofton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
      • Crofton is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crofton <3>
    • Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
      • Center is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center <3>
    • Niobrara
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Bazile Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Verdigre
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Wausa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wausa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausa
      • Wausa is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wausa <3>
    • Winnetoon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Dukeville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Creighton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Verdel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Boyd County
  • Cedar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tewsville, with the one closest to Tewsville listed first.
    • Constance
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Aten
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Fordyce
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fordyce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
      • Fordyce is located in Cedar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordyce <3>
    • Magnet
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
      • Magnet is located in Cedar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnet <3>
    • Bow Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Hartington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartington
      • Hartington is located in Cedar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,469 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartington <3>
    • Saint Helena
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helena
      • Saint Helena is located in Cedar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Helena <3>
    • Wynot
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Pierce County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tewsville, with the one closest to Tewsville listed first.
    • Plainview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
      • Plainview is located in Pierce County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <3>
    • Breslau
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Osmond
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • McLean
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bon Homme County (SD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tewsville, with the one closest to Tewsville listed first.
    • Springfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Bon Homme County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <3>
    • Tabor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Kingsburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsburg
      • Kingsburg is located in Bon Homme County (SD)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 697 people
    • Perkins
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Perkins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
      • Perkins is located in Bon Homme County (SD)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Perkins
      • From Tewsville to Perkins
    • Tyndall
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Avon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Scotland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
      • Scotland is located in Bon Homme County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland <3>
  • Charles Mix County (SD)
    • Dante
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dante have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
      • Dante is located in Charles Mix County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dante <3>
  • Hutchinson County (SD)
  • Yankton County (SD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tewsville, with the one closest to Tewsville listed first.
    • Oak Hills Addition
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hills Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills Addition
      • Oak Hills Addition is located in Yankton County (SD)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 23 people
    • Fairview Heights
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Heights
      • Fairview Heights is located in Yankton County (SD)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 77 people
    • Utica
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Utica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
      • Utica is located in Yankton County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <3>
    • Yankton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Lesterville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lesterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesterville
      • Lesterville is located in Yankton County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lesterville <3>
    • Mission Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jamesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jamesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
      • Jamesville is located in Yankton County (SD)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 232 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jamesville
      • From Tewsville to Jamesville
    • Valleyview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Gayville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Mayfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Midway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Tewsville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tewsville.

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

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

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

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

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

Newspapers Published in Tewsville ...

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 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tewsville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tewsville, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tewsville.

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 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 Tewsville:

The official website for Knox County: www.co.knox.ne.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Tewsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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- Tewsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tewsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7568, Longitude: -97.7401       In this case, the coordinates for Tewsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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