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 Weeping Water (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 Weeping Water. 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.
Weeping Water 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 Weeping Water. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Weeping Water:
- Cass County (The home county of Weeping Water)
- The following are listed by their distance from Weeping Water, with the one closest to Weeping Water listed first.
- Manley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Avoca
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wabash
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wabash is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Nehawka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Murdock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Louisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- South Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Murray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Alvo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weeping Water, with the one closest to Weeping Water listed first.
- Millard
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ralston
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Boys Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Elkhorn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Omaha
(27 miles [43.5 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>
- Venice
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Venice is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
- Waterloo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weeping Water, with the one closest to Weeping Water listed first.
- Cook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sterling
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weeping Water, with the one closest to Weeping Water listed first.
- Prairie Home
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Prairie Home is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
- Waverly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Walton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bennet
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cheney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cheney is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheney
- Havelock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Havelock is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
- Pine Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pine Lake is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Panama
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- College View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- College View is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College View
- Arbor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Arbor is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor
- Davey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Belmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Belmont is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Nemaha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weeping Water, with the one closest to Weeping Water listed first.
- Julian
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Julian is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Brock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Otoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weeping Water, with the one closest to Weeping Water listed first.
- Otoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Syracuse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dunbar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wyoming
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wyoming is located in Otoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Unadilla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lorton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Nebraska City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Douglas
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Burr
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Talmage
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sarpy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weeping Water, with the one closest to Weeping Water listed first.
- Springfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Richfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Linoma Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Linoma Beach is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linoma Beach
- La Platte
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- La Platte is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Platte
- Gretna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Papillion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Chalco
(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
- Gilmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmore is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- La Vista
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bellevue
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Avery
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Avery is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Saunders County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weeping Water, with the one closest to Weeping Water listed first.
- Ashland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Memphis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wann
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wann is located in Saunders County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wann
- Ithaca
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ceresco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yutan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fremont County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Weeping Water, with the one closest to Weeping Water listed first.
- McPaul
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- McPaul is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPaul
- Bartlett
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bartlett is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Percival
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Thurman
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Tabor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Payne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Payne is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Sidney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Anderson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Anderson is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Randolph
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Mills County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Weeping Water, with the one closest to Weeping Water listed first.
- Pacific Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pacific City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pacific City is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
- Folsom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Folsom is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Hentons ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hentons is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentons
- Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mills is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- Glenwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mineola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Malvern
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pottawattamie County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Weeping Water, with the one closest to Weeping Water listed first.
- Council Bluffs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dumfries
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dumfries is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Weeping Water, see our County-by-County Page for Weeping Water.
Cemeteries Near Weeping Water ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Weeping Water.
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 Weeping Water - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Weeping Water covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Weeping Water, with the one closest to Weeping Water listed first.
- Oakwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Grandview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Avoca Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- First Lutheran Church Cemetery - North Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Holy Trinity Catholic Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Otterbein Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Emmanuel Evangelical Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wabash Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Whitten Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (223 more) ...
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Elmwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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 Weeping Water had a population of 1,350 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Weeping Water had a population of 1,094 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Weeping Water, with the one closest to Weeping Water listed first.
- Manley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Avoca
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wabash
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wabash is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Elmwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Nehawka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Murdock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Murray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Alvo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Unadilla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Syracuse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dunbar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wyoming
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wyoming is located in Otoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Weeping Water. See our List of 1890's Communities around Weeping Water.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Weeping Water ...
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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Weeping Water.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Weeping Water. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Weeping Water and those printed in the larger area surrounding Weeping Water.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Weeping Water.
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 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 Weeping Water:
- 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
- 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> | 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 Weeping Water, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Weeping Water) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |