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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 Valentine (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 Valentine. 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.

Valentine is located in Cherry 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 Cherry County: Blaine, Brown, Grant, Hooker, Keya Paha, Sheridan, Thomas, Bennett (SD), Oglala Lakota (SD), Todd (SD) & Tripp (SD).

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

  • Cherry County     (The home county of Valentine)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Valentine, with the one closest to Valentine listed first.
    • Crookston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Arabia ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arabia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabia
      • Arabia is located in Cherry County
    • Sparks
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Kilgore
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kilgore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
      • Kilgore is located in Cherry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kilgore <1>
    • Wood Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Kennedy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
      • Kennedy is located in Cherry County
    • Nenzel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Keya Paha County
    • Norden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norden
      • Norden is located in Keya Paha County
  • Todd County (SD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Valentine, with the one closest to Valentine listed first.
    • Littleburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleburg
      • Littleburg is located in Todd County (SD)
    • Olsonville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olsonville
      • Olsonville is located in Todd County (SD)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 72 people
    • Lakeview
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
      • Lakeview is located in Todd County (SD)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 799 people
    • Hidden Timber
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Timber
      • Hidden Timber is located in Todd County (SD)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 45 people
    • Saint Francis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Two Strike
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Strike have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Strike
      • Two Strike is located in Todd County (SD)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 209 people
    • Antelope
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
      • Antelope is located in Todd County (SD)
    • Rosebud
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Spring Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
      • Spring Creek is located in Todd County (SD)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 122 people
    • Mission
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • White Horse
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Horse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
      • White Horse is located in Todd County (SD)
  • Tripp County (SD)
    • Keyapaha
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keyapaha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyapaha
      • Keyapaha is located in Tripp County (SD)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 21 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Valentine ...

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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Valentine.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Valentine:

Cemeteries Near Valentine ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Valentine.

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

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

  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Minnechaduza Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Minnechaduza Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Minnechaduza Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Valentine.
    • The Minnechaduza Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Boot Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minnechaduza Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100977 <4>
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
  • Richland Harmony Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Crookston Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Kewanee Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
  • St. Agnes Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Agnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Agnes Cemetery
  • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Simeon Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Sparks Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Pure Water Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pure Water Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pure Water Cemetery
    • Kilgore Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Valentine had a population of 896 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Valentine had a population of 2,745 people.

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

  • Thatcher
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thatcher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thatcher
    • Thatcher is located in Cherry County
  • Crookston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Arabia ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arabia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabia
    • Arabia is located in Cherry County
  • Sparks
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Simeon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simeon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
    • Simeon is located in Cherry County
  • Kilgore
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kilgore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
    • Kilgore is located in Cherry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kilgore <1>
  • Wood Lake
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Norden
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norden
    • Norden is located in Keya Paha County
  • Kennedy
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
    • Kennedy is located in Cherry County
  • Nenzel
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Rosebud
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

The official website for Cherry County: www.co.cherry.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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Valentine) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Valentine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8730, Longitude: -100.5505    
<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>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.
<6>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 Valentine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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