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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 Winnetoon (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 Winnetoon. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Winnetoon is located in Knox 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 Knox County: Antelope, Boyd, Cedar, Holt, Pierce, Bon Homme (SD), Charles Mix (SD) & Yankton (SD).

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

  • Knox County     (The home county of Winnetoon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winnetoon, with the one closest to Winnetoon listed first.
    • Bazile Mills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazile Mills
      • Bazile Mills is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
    • Creighton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creighton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creighton
      • Creighton is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,077 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creighton <2>
    • Verdigre
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
      • Center is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center <2>
    • Walnut
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
      • Walnut is located in Knox County
    • Dukeville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukeville
      • Dukeville is located in Knox County
    • Niobrara
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Venus ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venus
      • Venus is located in Knox County
    • Bloomfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Lindy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindy
      • Lindy is located in Knox County
    • Pishelville ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pishelville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pishelville
      • Pishelville is located in Knox County
    • Tewsville ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tewsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tewsville
      • Tewsville is located in Knox County
  • Antelope County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winnetoon, with the one closest to Winnetoon listed first.
    • Brunswick
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brunswick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
      • Brunswick is located in Antelope County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <2>
    • Royal
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
      • Royal is located in Antelope County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal <2>
    • Orchard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Neligh
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Clearwater
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
      • Clearwater is located in Antelope County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearwater <2>
    • Oakdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Boyd County
    • Monowi
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monowi
      • Monowi is located in Boyd County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1 people
  • Cedar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winnetoon, with the one closest to Winnetoon listed first.
    • Magnet
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
      • Magnet is located in Cedar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnet <2>
    • Constance
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constance
      • Constance is located in Cedar County
  • Holt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winnetoon, with the one closest to Winnetoon listed first.
    • Star
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
      • Star is located in Holt County
    • Emporia ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emporia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
      • Emporia is located in Holt County
    • Page
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Ewing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ewing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
      • Ewing is located in Holt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ewing <2>
    • Redbird
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
      • Redbird is located in Holt County
    • Inman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
      • Inman is located in Holt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inman <2>
  • Pierce County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winnetoon, with the one closest to Winnetoon listed first.
    • Plainview
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
      • Plainview is located in Pierce County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <2>
    • Breslau
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau
      • Breslau is located in Pierce County
    • Osmond
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Foster
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • McLean
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Pierce
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
      • Pierce is located in Pierce County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,734 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce <2>
  • Bon Homme County (SD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winnetoon, with the one closest to Winnetoon listed first.
    • Springfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Bon Homme County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <2>
    • Perkins
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
      • Perkins is located in Bon Homme County (SD)
    • Kingsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsburg
      • Kingsburg is located in Bon Homme County (SD)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 697 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Winnetoon ...

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 111 newspapers that have been published in the area around Winnetoon.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

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

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 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 Winnetoon:

Cemeteries Near Winnetoon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Winnetoon.

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

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

  • Winnetoon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winnetoon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winnetoon Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Cemetery
  • Alcott Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alcott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alcott Cemetery
  • Millerboro Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millerboro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millerboro Cemetery
  • Kemma Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kemma Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kemma Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
  • St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Wenceslaus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
  • White Mtn. Lodge Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Mtn. Lodge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Mtn. Lodge Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Brunswick Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brunswick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brunswick Cemetery
  • Jelen Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jelen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jelen Cemetery
  • Continue List   (63 more) ...
    • Danish Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Plainview Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plainview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plainview Cemetery
    • Eden Valley Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eden Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden Valley Cemetery

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 in 1895, Winnetoon had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Winnetoon had a population of 64 people.

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

  • Bazile Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazile Mills
    • Bazile Mills is located in Knox County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
  • Creighton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creighton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creighton
    • Creighton is located in Knox County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,077 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creighton <2>
  • Verdigre
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Brunswick
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brunswick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
    • Brunswick is located in Antelope County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <2>
  • Plainview
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Plainview is located in Pierce County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,197 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <2>
  • Dukeville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukeville
    • Dukeville is located in Knox County
  • Venus ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venus
    • Venus is located in Knox County
  • Niobrara
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Bloomfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Orchard
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Pishelville ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pishelville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pishelville
    • Pishelville is located in Knox County
  • Knoxville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
    • Knoxville is located in Knox County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Star
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
      • Star is located in Holt County
    • Osmond
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wausa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wausa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausa
      • Wausa is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wausa <2>

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

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

The official website for Knox County: www.co.knox.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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- Winnetoon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Winnetoon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5125, Longitude: -97.9609    
<5>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.
<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 Winnetoon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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