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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 Unadilla (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 Unadilla. 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.

Name Variations for Unadilla ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

Another variation: Unidilla.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Unadilla. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Unadilla.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

Unadilla is located in Otoe 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 Otoe County: Fremont (IA), Atchison (MO), Cass, Gage, Johnson, Lancaster & Nemaha.

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

  • Otoe County     (The home county of Unadilla)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Unadilla, with the one closest to Unadilla listed first.
    • Syracuse
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Palmyra
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Otoe
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Douglas
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Burr
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Dunbar
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Lorton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Talmage
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wyoming
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Wyoming is located in Otoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
    • Nebraska City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Unadilla, with the one closest to Unadilla listed first.
    • Elmwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Avoca
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Eagle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Wabash
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Wabash is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
    • Weeping Water
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Alvo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Murdock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Manley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Nehawka
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Union
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Louisville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Gage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Unadilla, with the one closest to Unadilla listed first.
    • Adams
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Cortland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Filley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Unadilla, with the one closest to Unadilla listed first.
    • Cook
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Cook is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cook <1>
    • Sterling
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Saint Mary
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Saint Mary is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary
    • Tecumseh
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Graf ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Graf is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graf
    • Vesta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Vesta is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
    • Crab Orchard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Elk Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Lancaster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Unadilla, with the one closest to Unadilla listed first.
    • Bennet
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Panama
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Walton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cheney
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Cheney is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheney
    • Holland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Holland is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
    • Prairie Home
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Prairie Home is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
    • Pine Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Pine Lake is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
    • Hickman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Firth
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Firth is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Firth <1>
    • Roca
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Roca is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roca
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roca <1>
    • College View
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • College View is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College View
    • Hanlon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Hanlon is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlon
  • Nemaha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Unadilla, with the one closest to Unadilla listed first.
    • Brock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Johnson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Julian
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Julian is located in Nemaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Rohrs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rohrs is located in Nemaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrs
    • Auburn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sarpy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Unadilla, with the one closest to Unadilla listed first.
    • Linoma Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Linoma Beach is located in Sarpy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linoma Beach
    • Springfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Saunders County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Unadilla, with the one closest to Unadilla listed first.
    • Ashland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Memphis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Fremont County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Unadilla, with the one closest to Unadilla listed first.
    • Percival
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • McPaul
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • McPaul is located in Fremont County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPaul
    • Payne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Payne is located in Fremont County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
    • Thurman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Thurman is located in Fremont County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
    • Bartlett
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Bartlett is located in Fremont County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett

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

Cemeteries Near Unadilla ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Unadilla.

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 Unadilla - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Unadilla covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Unadilla, with the one closest to Unadilla 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Unadilla had a population of 195 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Unadilla had a population of 320 people.

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

  • Syracuse
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Palmyra
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Douglas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Burr
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Avoca
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Elmwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Dunbar
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Eagle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bennet
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Panama
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cook
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cook is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cook <1>
  • Wabash
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Wabash is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Lorton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Alvo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Weeping Water
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Unadilla ...

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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Unadilla.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Unadilla. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Unadilla and those printed in the larger area surrounding Unadilla.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Unadilla.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Unadilla:

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>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 Unadilla, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Unadilla) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.