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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 Wilcox (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 Wilcox. 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 southeast 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 south.

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 south 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.

Wilcox is located in Kearney 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 Kearney County: Adams, Buffalo, Franklin, Harlan, Phelps & Webster.

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

  • Kearney County     (The home county of Wilcox)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilcox, with the one closest to Wilcox listed first.
    • Keene
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
      • Keene is located in Kearney County
    • Axtell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Minden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Kearney City ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kearney City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney City
      • Kearney City is located in Kearney County
      • Kearney City has also been known as:
      • Dobytown
    • Norman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Heartwell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heartwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartwell
      • Heartwell is located in Kearney County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heartwell <1>
    • Valley City ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
      • Valley City is located in Kearney County
  • Adams County
    • Holstein
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Buffalo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilcox, with the one closest to Wilcox listed first.
    • Kearney
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Odessa
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Buda
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
      • Buda is located in Buffalo County
    • Elm Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Creek
      • Elm Creek is located in Buffalo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elm Creek <1>
    • Riverdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
      • Riverdale is located in Buffalo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverdale <1>
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilcox, with the one closest to Wilcox listed first.
    • Hildreth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Upland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Macon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
      • Macon is located in Franklin County
    • Bloomington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Naponee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Franklin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <1>
    • Campbell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
      • Campbell is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbell <1>
    • Riverton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
      • Riverton is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <1>
  • Furnas County
    • Oxford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Oxford is located in Furnas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <1>
  • Harlan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilcox, with the one closest to Wilcox listed first.
    • Ragan
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ragan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragan
      • Ragan is located in Harlan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ragan <1>
    • Huntley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
      • Huntley is located in Harlan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
    • Republican City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Alma
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Alma is located in Harlan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <1>
    • Mascot
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
      • Mascot is located in Harlan County
    • Orleans
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
      • Orleans is located in Harlan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orleans <1>
    • Flynn Junction
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn Junction
      • Flynn Junction is located in Harlan County
    • Stamford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Phelps County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilcox, with the one closest to Wilcox listed first.
    • Sacramento
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sacramento have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento
      • Sacramento is located in Phelps County
    • Funk
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Funk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
      • Funk is located in Phelps County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Funk <1>
    • Holdrege
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Atlanta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlanta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
      • Atlanta is located in Phelps County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <1>
    • Loomis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Westmark
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmark
      • Westmark is located in Phelps County
    • Bertrand
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Webster County
    • Bladen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Wilcox ...

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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wilcox.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Wilcox:

Cemeteries Near Wilcox ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wilcox.

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

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

  • Wilcox Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
  • Antelope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antelope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antelope Cemetery
  • Freewater Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freewater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freewater Cemetery
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
  • Keene Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Keene Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fridhem Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hildreth Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hildreth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hildreth Cemetery
  • Garden Plain Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethany Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Axtell.
    • The Bethany Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bethany Lutheran Cemetery
    • Bethany Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1858162 <4>
  • Bethphage Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (74 more) ...
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Prairie Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Wilcox had a population of 250 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Wilcox had a population of 349 people.

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

  • Hildreth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Keene
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
    • Keene is located in Kearney County
  • Sacramento
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sacramento have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento
    • Sacramento is located in Phelps County
  • Ragan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ragan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragan
    • Ragan is located in Harlan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ragan <1>
  • Funk
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Funk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
    • Funk is located in Phelps County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Funk <1>
  • Axtell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Holdrege
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Huntley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
    • Huntley is located in Harlan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
  • Upland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Minden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Macon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
    • Macon is located in Franklin County
  • Atlanta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlanta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
    • Atlanta is located in Phelps County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <1>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Republican City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Naponee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Bloomington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)

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

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

The official website for Kearney County: www.kearneycounty.ne.gov/

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' (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- Wilcox) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wilcox. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3641, Longitude: -99.1694       In this case, the coordinates for Wilcox have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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 Wilcox, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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