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 Todd (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 Todd. 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 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.
Todd is located in Cass 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 Cass County: Fremont (IA), Mills (IA), Lancaster, Otoe, Sarpy & Saunders.
Below are the counties that are near Todd. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Todd:
- Cass County (The home county of Todd)
- The following are listed by their distance from Todd, with the one closest to Todd listed first.
- Murray
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Nehawka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Bluff is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
- Mynard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mynard is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mynard
- Plattsmouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Weeping Water
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Avoca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cullom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cullom is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
- Manley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cedar Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Louisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Todd, with the one closest to Todd listed first.
- Ralston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Millard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Omaha
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Omaha is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478,393 people
- Omaha has also been known as:
- Omaha City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <1>
- Boys Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Home Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Home Park is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Park
- Johnson County
- Cook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lancaster County
- Prairie Home
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Prairie Home is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
- Nemaha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Todd, with the one closest to Todd listed first.
- Julian
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Julian is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Brock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Peru
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Otoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Todd, with the one closest to Todd listed first.
- Wyoming
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wyoming is located in Otoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Nebraska City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Otoe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dunbar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lorton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Syracuse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Unadilla
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Talmage
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Palmyra
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burr
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sarpy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Todd, with the one closest to Todd listed first.
- La Platte
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- La Platte is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Platte
- Richfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bellevue
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gilmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gilmore is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Avery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Avery is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Papillion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- La Vista
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Portal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Portal is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
- Chalco
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gretna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Linoma Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Linoma Beach is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linoma Beach
- Saunders County
- The following are listed by their distance from Todd, with the one closest to Todd listed first.
- Ashland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wann
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wann is located in Saunders County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wann
- Memphis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fremont County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Todd, with the one closest to Todd listed first.
- Bartlett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bartlett is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- McPaul
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McPaul is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPaul
- Percival
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thurman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thurman is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Tabor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Anderson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Anderson is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Payne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Payne is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Sidney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Randolph is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Hamburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Riverton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Farragut
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mills County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Todd, with the one closest to Todd listed first.
- Pacific Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mills is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- Pacific City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pacific City is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
- Folsom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Folsom is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Hentons ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hentons is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentons
- Glenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Malvern
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Clark is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Mineola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Hastings
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hastings is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Emerson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Page County (IA)
- Shenandoah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pottawattamie County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Todd, with the one closest to Todd listed first.
- Dumfries
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dumfries is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
- Council Bluffs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Carter Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Chautauqua
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Chautauqua is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Treynor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Treynor is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treynor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 967 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Treynor <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Todd, see our County-by-County Page for Todd.
Cemeteries Near Todd ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Todd.
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 Todd - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Todd covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Todd, with the one closest to Todd listed first.
- Lewiston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Buck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Nehawka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101015 <2>
- East Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clemmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Otterbein Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kenosha Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rock Bluff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Youngs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Youngs Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Murray.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101649 <2>
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Eight Mile Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (230 more) ...
- Eatons Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sciota Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Todd in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Todd.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Todd, with the one closest to Todd listed first.
- Murray
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Nehawka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rock Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Bluff is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
- McPaul
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McPaul is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPaul
- Bartlett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bartlett is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Plattsmouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wyoming
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wyoming is located in Otoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Percival
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thurman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thurman is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Weeping Water
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Avoca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pacific Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oreapolis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oreapolis is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreapolis
- Cullom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cullom is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Todd. See our List of 1890's Communities around Todd.
Newspapers Published in Todd ...
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 376 newspapers that have been published in the area around Todd.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Todd, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Todd.
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 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 Todd:
- Websites specific to Nebraska
- Pages specific to Cass County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Douglas County
- Johnson County
- Lancaster County
- Nemaha County
- Otoe County
- Sarpy County
- Saunders County
- Fremont County
- Mills County
- Page County
- Pottawattamie County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Nebraska
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Todd) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Todd, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |