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	''[[United States\|United States ]] >  [[United States Migration Internal\|Migration ]] >  [[US Migration Railroads\|Railroads ]] >  [[Union_Pacific_Railroad\|Union Pacific Railroad]]''		''[[United States\|United States ]] >  [[United States Migration Internal\|Migration ]] >  [[US Migration Railroads\|Railroads ]] >  [[Union_Pacific_Railroad\|Union Pacific Railroad]]''

−	[[Image:{{BoiRRDep}}]]In 1869 the Union Pacific Railroad out of Omaha, [[Nebraska\|Nebraska]], and the [[Central Pacific Railroad\|Central Pacific Railroad]] out of Sacramento, [[California\|California]] linked tracks in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_spike Golden Spike] ceremony at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promontory_Summit ~~Promontroy~~ Summit], [[Utah]] to form the first [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcontinental_railroad transcontinental railroad service] in the [[United States\|United States]].<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Central Pacific Railroad," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Central_Pacific_Railroad&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;oldid=299761457 (accessed 6 July 2009); Wikipedia contributors, "Union Pacific Railroad," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Union_Pacific_Railroad&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;oldid=298717292 (accessed 6 July 2009); Wikipedia contributors, "Golden spike," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Golden_spike&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;oldid=290578008 (accessed 6 July 2009), and Wikipedia contributors, "Promontory, Utah," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Promontory,_Utah&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;oldid=297584143 (accessed 6 July 2009).</ref> Settlers were attracted to communities near railroads because they provided access to markets. Railroads encouraged settlement along their routes to help increase the need for their service. If an ancestor settled near a railroad, you may be able to trace their place of origin back to another place along the tracks.	+	[[Image:{{BoiRRDep}}]]In 1869 the Union Pacific Railroad out of Omaha, [[Nebraska\|Nebraska]], and the [[Central Pacific Railroad\|Central Pacific Railroad]] out of Sacramento, [[California\|California]] linked tracks in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_spike Golden Spike] ceremony at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promontory_Summit Promontory Summit], [[Utah]] to form the first [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcontinental_railroad transcontinental railroad service] in the [[United States\|United States]].<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Central Pacific Railroad," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Central_Pacific_Railroad&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;oldid=299761457 (accessed 6 July 2009); Wikipedia contributors, "Union Pacific Railroad," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Union_Pacific_Railroad&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;oldid=298717292 (accessed 6 July 2009); Wikipedia contributors, "Golden spike," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Golden_spike&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;oldid=290578008 (accessed 6 July 2009), and Wikipedia contributors, "Promontory, Utah," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Promontory,_Utah&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;oldid=297584143 (accessed 6 July 2009).</ref> Settlers were attracted to communities near railroads because they provided access to markets. Railroads encouraged settlement along their routes to help increase the need for their service. If an ancestor settled near a railroad, you may be able to trace their place of origin back to another place along the tracks.

	=== Historical Background ===		=== Historical Background ===
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	In order to bind the nation together from [[California\|California]] to the eastern states visionaries proposed a railroad between the west and east coasts of the [[United States\|United States]]. During the [[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865\|Civil War]] Congress authorized the building of this railroad. Congress offered [[Grants to Land Companies and Railroads#Railroads\|land grants]] along the tracks in a [[Grants to Land Companies and Railroads#Railroads\|checkerboard pattern]] as an incentive to the builders. The company that could build the most track would receive the most land.		In order to bind the nation together from [[California\|California]] to the eastern states visionaries proposed a railroad between the west and east coasts of the [[United States\|United States]]. During the [[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865\|Civil War]] Congress authorized the building of this railroad. Congress offered [[Grants to Land Companies and Railroads#Railroads\|land grants]] along the tracks in a [[Grants to Land Companies and Railroads#Railroads\|checkerboard pattern]] as an incentive to the builders. The company that could build the most track would receive the most land.

−	Starting in 1865 in [[Omaha Links\|Omaha]] and [[Nebraska\|Nebraska]], the Union Pacific Railroad laid their first tracks. They slowly started their westward race toward the oncoming [[Central Pacific Railroad\|Central Pacific Railroad]] by building only 40 miles after spending $500,000. As the pace quickened Irish immigrants and soldiers looking for work at the end of the [[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865\|Civil War]] increased the size of the labor force. The Union Pacific faced a shortage of timber for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railroad_ties railroad ties] on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_plains Great Plains] of [[Nebraska\|Nebraska]], and had to defend themselves against hostile Indian attacks, and harsh weather. Eventually they would average a mile of new track a day. In [[Wyoming\|Wyoming]] they were challenged by deep ravines, and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weber_River Weber River] in [[Utah]] was crossed 31 times.<ref>"Contruction" in ''Union Pacitic'' at http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/history/hist-ov/hist-ov4.shtml (accessed 14 July 2009).</ref> B<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1247607257296_36" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1247607257296_196" />y the end of 1865 the end of the track had only reached Fremont, [[Nebraska\|Nebraska]]. In late 1866 they reached North Platte, in 1867 Cheyenne, [[Wyoming\|Wyoming]], in late 1868 track reached Evanston, Wyoming.<ref>"Union Pacific Railroad End of Track Dateline 1865-1869" in ''Union Pacific'' at http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/maps/graphics/goldspik.gif (accessed 14 July 2009).</ref> On 10 May 1869 the Union Pacific joined track with the Central Pacific at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promontory,_Utah Promontory Summit], [[Utah]] north of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Salt_Lake Great Salt Lake] to form the first [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcontinental_railroad transcontinental railroad] in the [[United States\|United States]].<ref>"Central Pacific Railroad" in ''American Western History Musuems'' at http://www.linecamp.com/museums/americanwest/western_clubs/central_pacific_railroad/central_pacific_railroad.html (accessed 10 July 2009).</ref> In 1872 a bridge was completed across the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri_River Missouri River] to Council Bluffs, [[Iowa]]. Later in 1904 the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucin_Cutoff Lucin Cutoff] was completed across the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Salt_Lake Salt Lake] to shorten the route to Ogden, [[Utah]] and avoid steep mountain grades and curves.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Lucin Cutoff" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lucin_Cutoff (accessed 10 July 2009).</ref> In 1925 the Union Pacific Railroad opened another transcontinental branch from Granger, Wyoming via Boise, [[Idaho\|Idaho]] to Portland, [[Oregon]]. Through mergers and acquisitions many other lines have been opened to make it one of America's premier railroads.	+	Starting in 1865 in [[Omaha Links\|Omaha]] and [[Nebraska\|Nebraska]], the Union Pacific Railroad laid their first tracks. They slowly started their westward race toward the oncoming [[Central Pacific Railroad\|Central Pacific Railroad]] by building only 40 miles after spending $500,000. As the pace quickened Irish immigrants and soldiers looking for work at the end of the [[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865\|Civil War]] increased the size of the labor force. The Union Pacific faced a shortage of timber for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railroad_ties railroad ties] on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_plains Great Plains] of [[Nebraska\|Nebraska]], and had to defend themselves against hostile Indian attacks, and harsh weather. Eventually they would average a mile of new track a day. In [[Wyoming\|Wyoming]] they were challenged by deep ravines, and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weber_River Weber River] in [[Utah]] was crossed 31 times.<ref>"Contruction" in ''Union Pacitic'' at http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/history/hist-ov/hist-ov4.shtml (accessed 14 July 2009).</ref> B<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1247607257296_36" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1247607257296_196" />y the end of 1865 the end of the track had only reached Fremont, [[Nebraska\|Nebraska]]. In late 1866 they reached North Platte, in 1867 Cheyenne, [[Wyoming\|Wyoming]], in late 1868 track reached Evanston, Wyoming.<ref>"Union Pacific Railroad End of Track Dateline 1865-1869" in ''Union Pacific'' at http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/maps/graphics/goldspik.gif (accessed 14 July 2009).</ref> On 10 May 1869 the Union Pacific joined track with the Central Pacific at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promontory,_Utah Promontory Summit], [[Utah]] north of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Salt_Lake Great Salt Lake] to form the first [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcontinental_railroad transcontinental railroad] in the [[United States\|United States]].<ref>"Central Pacific Railroad" in ''American Western History Musuems'' at http://www.linecamp.com/museums/americanwest/western_clubs/central_pacific_railroad/central_pacific_railroad.html (accessed 10 July 2009).</ref> In 1872 a bridge was completed across the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri_River Missouri River] to Council Bluffs, [[Iowa]]. Later in 1904 the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucin_Cutoff Lucin Cutoff] was completed across the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Salt_Lake Salt Lake] to shorten the route to Ogden, [[Utah]] and avoid steep mountain grades and curves.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Lucin Cutoff" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lucin_Cutoff (accessed 10 July 2009).</ref> In 1925 the Union Pacific Railroad opened another transcontinental branch from Granger, Wyoming via Boise, [[Idaho\|Idaho]] to Portland, [[Oregon]]. Through mergers and acquisitions many other lines have been opened to make it one of America's premier railroads.

	=== Route ===		=== Route ===
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−	*[[~~Omaha_Links~~\|Omaha]] (earlier known as Elkhorn), [[~~Douglas_County~~,~~_Nebraska~~\|Douglas County]]	+	*[[Omaha Links\|Omaha]] (earlier known as Elkhorn), [[Douglas County, Nebraska\|Douglas County]]
	*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Island,_Nebraska Grand Island], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hall_County,_Nebraska Hall County]		*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Island,_Nebraska Grand Island], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hall_County,_Nebraska Hall County]
	*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kearney,_Nebraska Kearney], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_County,_Nebraska Buffalo County]		*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kearney,_Nebraska Kearney], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_County,_Nebraska Buffalo County]

Claudiaj64: and info

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and info

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	In order to bind the nation together from [[California\|California]] to the eastern states visionaries proposed a railroad between the west and east coasts of the [[United States\|United States]]. During the [[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865\|Civil War]] Congress authorized the building of this railroad. Congress offered [[Grants to Land Companies and Railroads#Railroads\|land grants]] along the tracks in a [[Grants to Land Companies and Railroads#Railroads\|checkerboard pattern]] as an incentive to the builders. The company that could build the most track would receive the most land.		In order to bind the nation together from [[California\|California]] to the eastern states visionaries proposed a railroad between the west and east coasts of the [[United States\|United States]]. During the [[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865\|Civil War]] Congress authorized the building of this railroad. Congress offered [[Grants to Land Companies and Railroads#Railroads\|land grants]] along the tracks in a [[Grants to Land Companies and Railroads#Railroads\|checkerboard pattern]] as an incentive to the builders. The company that could build the most track would receive the most land.

−	Starting in 1865 in [[Omaha Links\|Omaha]], [[Nebraska\|Nebraska]], the Union Pacific Railroad laid their first tracks. They slowly started their westward race toward the oncoming [[Central Pacific Railroad\|Central Pacific Railroad]] by building only 40 miles after spending $500,000. As the pace quickened Irish immigrants and soldiers looking for work at the end of the [[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865\|Civil War]] increased the size of the labor force. The Union Pacific faced a shortage of timber for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railroad_ties railroad ties] on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_plains Great Plains] of [[Nebraska\|Nebraska]], and had to defend themselves against hostile Indian attacks, and harsh weather. Eventually they would average a mile of new track a day. In [[Wyoming\|Wyoming]] they were challenged by deep ravines, and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weber_River Weber River] in [[Utah]] was crossed 31 times.<ref>"Contruction" in ''Union Pacitic'' at http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/history/hist-ov/hist-ov4.shtml (accessed 14 July 2009).</ref> B<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1247607257296_36" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1247607257296_196" />y the end of 1865 the end of the track had only reached Fremont, [[Nebraska\|Nebraska]]. In late 1866 they reached North Platte, in 1867 Cheyenne, [[Wyoming\|Wyoming]], in late 1868 track reached Evanston, Wyoming.<ref>"Union Pacific Railroad End of Track Dateline 1865-1869" in ''Union Pacific'' at http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/maps/graphics/goldspik.gif (accessed 14 July 2009).</ref> On 10 May 1869 the Union Pacific joined track with the Central Pacific at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promontory,_Utah Promontory Summit], [[Utah]] north of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Salt_Lake Great Salt Lake] to form the first [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcontinental_railroad transcontinental railroad] in the [[United States\|United States]].<ref>"Central Pacific Railroad" in ''American Western History Musuems'' at http://www.linecamp.com/museums/americanwest/western_clubs/central_pacific_railroad/central_pacific_railroad.html (accessed 10 July 2009).</ref> In 1872 a bridge was completed across the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri_River Missouri River] to Council Bluffs, [[Iowa]]. Later in 1904 the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucin_Cutoff Lucin Cutoff] was completed across the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Salt_Lake Salt Lake] to shorten the route to Ogden, [[Utah]] and avoid steep mountain grades and curves.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Lucin Cutoff" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lucin_Cutoff (accessed 10 July 2009).</ref> In 1925 the Union Pacific Railroad opened another transcontinental branch from Granger, Wyoming via Boise, [[Idaho\|Idaho]] to Portland, [[Oregon]]. Through mergers and acquisitions many other lines have been opened to make it one of America's premier railroads.	+	Starting in 1865 in [[Omaha Links\|Omaha]] and [[Nebraska\|Nebraska]], the Union Pacific Railroad laid their first tracks. They slowly started their westward race toward the oncoming [[Central Pacific Railroad\|Central Pacific Railroad]] by building only 40 miles after spending $500,000. As the pace quickened Irish immigrants and soldiers looking for work at the end of the [[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865\|Civil War]] increased the size of the labor force. The Union Pacific faced a shortage of timber for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railroad_ties railroad ties] on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_plains Great Plains] of [[Nebraska\|Nebraska]], and had to defend themselves against hostile Indian attacks, and harsh weather. Eventually they would average a mile of new track a day. In [[Wyoming\|Wyoming]] they were challenged by deep ravines, and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weber_River Weber River] in [[Utah]] was crossed 31 times.<ref>"Contruction" in ''Union Pacitic'' at http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/history/hist-ov/hist-ov4.shtml (accessed 14 July 2009).</ref> B<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1247607257296_36" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1247607257296_196" />y the end of 1865 the end of the track had only reached Fremont, [[Nebraska\|Nebraska]]. In late 1866 they reached North Platte, in 1867 Cheyenne, [[Wyoming\|Wyoming]], in late 1868 track reached Evanston, Wyoming.<ref>"Union Pacific Railroad End of Track Dateline 1865-1869" in ''Union Pacific'' at http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/maps/graphics/goldspik.gif (accessed 14 July 2009).</ref> On 10 May 1869 the Union Pacific joined track with the Central Pacific at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promontory,_Utah Promontory Summit], [[Utah]] north of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Salt_Lake Great Salt Lake] to form the first [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcontinental_railroad transcontinental railroad] in the [[United States\|United States]].<ref>"Central Pacific Railroad" in ''American Western History Musuems'' at http://www.linecamp.com/museums/americanwest/western_clubs/central_pacific_railroad/central_pacific_railroad.html (accessed 10 July 2009).</ref> In 1872 a bridge was completed across the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri_River Missouri River] to Council Bluffs, [[Iowa]]. Later in 1904 the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucin_Cutoff Lucin Cutoff] was completed across the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Salt_Lake Salt Lake] to shorten the route to Ogden, [[Utah]] and avoid steep mountain grades and curves.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Lucin Cutoff" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lucin_Cutoff (accessed 10 July 2009).</ref> In 1925 the Union Pacific Railroad opened another transcontinental branch from Granger, Wyoming via Boise, [[Idaho\|Idaho]] to Portland, [[Oregon]]. Through mergers and acquisitions many other lines have been opened to make it one of America's premier railroads.

	=== Route ===		=== Route ===

Sandralpond: External to internal link

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External to internal link

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	''[[United States\|United States ]] >  [[United States Migration Internal\|Migration ]] >  [[US Migration Railroads\|Railroads ]] >  [[Union_Pacific_Railroad\|Union Pacific Railroad]]''		''[[United States\|United States ]] >  [[United States Migration Internal\|Migration ]] >  [[US Migration Railroads\|Railroads ]] >  [[Union_Pacific_Railroad\|Union Pacific Railroad]]''

−	[[Image:{{BoiRRDep}}]]In 1869 the Union Pacific Railroad out of Omaha, [[Nebraska\|Nebraska]], and the [[Central Pacific Railroad\|Central Pacific Railroad]] out of Sacramento, [[California\|California]] linked tracks in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_spike Golden Spike] ceremony at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promontory_Summit Promontroy Summit], [[Utah]] to form the first [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcontinental_railroad transcontinental railroad service] in the [[United States\|United States]].<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Central Pacific Railroad," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Central_Pacific_Railroad&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;oldid=299761457 (accessed 6 July 2009); Wikipedia contributors, "Union Pacific Railroad," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Union_Pacific_Railroad&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;oldid=298717292 (accessed 6 July 2009); Wikipedia contributors, "Golden spike," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Golden_spike&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;oldid=290578008 (accessed 6 July 2009), and Wikipedia contributors, "Promontory, Utah," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Promontory,_Utah&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;oldid=297584143 (accessed 6 July 2009).</ref> Settlers were attracted to communities near railroads because they provided access to markets. Railroads encouraged settlement along their routes to help increase the need for their service. If an ancestor settled near a railroad, you may be able to trace their place of origin back to another place along the tracks.	+	[[Image:{{BoiRRDep}}]]In 1869 the Union Pacific Railroad out of Omaha, [[Nebraska\|Nebraska]], and the [[Central Pacific Railroad\|Central Pacific Railroad]] out of Sacramento, [[California\|California]] linked tracks in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_spike Golden Spike] ceremony at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promontory_Summit Promontroy Summit], [[Utah]] to form the first [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcontinental_railroad transcontinental railroad service] in the [[United States\|United States]].<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Central Pacific Railroad," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Central_Pacific_Railroad&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;oldid=299761457 (accessed 6 July 2009); Wikipedia contributors, "Union Pacific Railroad," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Union_Pacific_Railroad&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;oldid=298717292 (accessed 6 July 2009); Wikipedia contributors, "Golden spike," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Golden_spike&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;oldid=290578008 (accessed 6 July 2009), and Wikipedia contributors, "Promontory, Utah," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Promontory,_Utah&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;oldid=297584143 (accessed 6 July 2009).</ref> Settlers were attracted to communities near railroads because they provided access to markets. Railroads encouraged settlement along their routes to help increase the need for their service. If an ancestor settled near a railroad, you may be able to trace their place of origin back to another place along the tracks.

	=== Historical Background ===		=== Historical Background ===
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	In order to bind the nation together from [[California\|California]] to the eastern states visionaries proposed a railroad between the west and east coasts of the [[United States\|United States]]. During the [[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865\|Civil War]] Congress authorized the building of this railroad. Congress offered [[Grants to Land Companies and Railroads#Railroads\|land grants]] along the tracks in a [[Grants to Land Companies and Railroads#Railroads\|checkerboard pattern]] as an incentive to the builders. The company that could build the most track would receive the most land.		In order to bind the nation together from [[California\|California]] to the eastern states visionaries proposed a railroad between the west and east coasts of the [[United States\|United States]]. During the [[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865\|Civil War]] Congress authorized the building of this railroad. Congress offered [[Grants to Land Companies and Railroads#Railroads\|land grants]] along the tracks in a [[Grants to Land Companies and Railroads#Railroads\|checkerboard pattern]] as an incentive to the builders. The company that could build the most track would receive the most land.

−	Starting in 1865 in [[Omaha Links\|Omaha]], [[Nebraska\|Nebraska]], the Union Pacific Railroad laid their first tracks. They slowly started their westward race toward the oncoming [[Central Pacific Railroad\|Central Pacific Railroad]] by building only 40 miles after spending $500,000. As the pace quickened Irish immigrants and soldiers looking for work at the end of the [[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865\|Civil War]] increased the size of the labor force. The Union Pacific faced a shortage of timber for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railroad_ties railroad ties] on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_plains Great Plains] of [[Nebraska\|Nebraska]], and had to defend themselves against hostile Indian attacks, and harsh weather. Eventually they would average a mile of new track a day. In [[Wyoming\|Wyoming]] they were challenged by deep ravines, and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weber_River Weber River] in [[Utah]] was crossed 31 times.<ref>"Contruction" in ''Union Pacitic'' at http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/history/hist-ov/hist-ov4.shtml (accessed 14 July 2009).</ref> B<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1247607257296_36" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1247607257296_196" />y the end of 1865 the end of the track had only reached Fremont, [[Nebraska\|Nebraska]]. In late 1866 they reached North Platte, in 1867 Cheyenne, [[Wyoming\|Wyoming]], in late 1868 track reached Evanston, Wyoming.<ref>"Union Pacific Railroad End of Track Dateline 1865-1869" in ''Union Pacific'' at http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/maps/graphics/goldspik.gif (accessed 14 July 2009).</ref> On 10 May 1869 the Union Pacific joined track with the Central Pacific at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promontory,_Utah Promontory Summit], [[Utah]] north of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Salt_Lake Great Salt Lake] to form the first [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcontinental_railroad transcontinental railroad] in the [[United States\|United States]].<ref>"Central Pacific Railroad" in ''American Western History Musuems'' at http://www.linecamp.com/museums/americanwest/western_clubs/central_pacific_railroad/central_pacific_railroad.html (accessed 10 July 2009).</ref> In 1872 a bridge was completed across the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri_River Missouri River] to Council Bluffs, [[Iowa]]. Later in 1904 the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucin_Cutoff Lucin Cutoff] was completed across the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Salt_Lake Salt Lake] to shorten the route to Ogden, [[Utah]] and avoid steep mountain grades and curves.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Lucin Cutoff" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lucin_Cutoff (accessed 10 July 2009).</ref> In 1925 the Union Pacific Railroad opened another transcontinental branch from Granger, Wyoming via Boise, [[Idaho\|Idaho]] to Portland, [[Oregon]]. Through mergers and acquisitions many other lines have been opened to make it one of America's premier railroads.	+	Starting in 1865 in [[Omaha Links\|Omaha]], [[Nebraska\|Nebraska]], the Union Pacific Railroad laid their first tracks. They slowly started their westward race toward the oncoming [[Central Pacific Railroad\|Central Pacific Railroad]] by building only 40 miles after spending $500,000. As the pace quickened Irish immigrants and soldiers looking for work at the end of the [[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865\|Civil War]] increased the size of the labor force. The Union Pacific faced a shortage of timber for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railroad_ties railroad ties] on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_plains Great Plains] of [[Nebraska\|Nebraska]], and had to defend themselves against hostile Indian attacks, and harsh weather. Eventually they would average a mile of new track a day. In [[Wyoming\|Wyoming]] they were challenged by deep ravines, and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weber_River Weber River] in [[Utah]] was crossed 31 times.<ref>"Contruction" in ''Union Pacitic'' at http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/history/hist-ov/hist-ov4.shtml (accessed 14 July 2009).</ref> B<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1247607257296_36" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1247607257296_196" />y the end of 1865 the end of the track had only reached Fremont, [[Nebraska\|Nebraska]]. In late 1866 they reached North Platte, in 1867 Cheyenne, [[Wyoming\|Wyoming]], in late 1868 track reached Evanston, Wyoming.<ref>"Union Pacific Railroad End of Track Dateline 1865-1869" in ''Union Pacific'' at http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/maps/graphics/goldspik.gif (accessed 14 July 2009).</ref> On 10 May 1869 the Union Pacific joined track with the Central Pacific at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promontory,_Utah Promontory Summit], [[Utah]] north of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Salt_Lake Great Salt Lake] to form the first [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcontinental_railroad transcontinental railroad] in the [[United States\|United States]].<ref>"Central Pacific Railroad" in ''American Western History Musuems'' at http://www.linecamp.com/museums/americanwest/western_clubs/central_pacific_railroad/central_pacific_railroad.html (accessed 10 July 2009).</ref> In 1872 a bridge was completed across the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri_River Missouri River] to Council Bluffs, [[Iowa]]. Later in 1904 the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucin_Cutoff Lucin Cutoff] was completed across the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Salt_Lake Salt Lake] to shorten the route to Ogden, [[Utah]] and avoid steep mountain grades and curves.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Lucin Cutoff" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lucin_Cutoff (accessed 10 July 2009).</ref> In 1925 the Union Pacific Railroad opened another transcontinental branch from Granger, Wyoming via Boise, [[Idaho\|Idaho]] to Portland, [[Oregon]]. Through mergers and acquisitions many other lines have been opened to make it one of America's premier railroads.

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−	*[~~https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/~~Omaha_Links Omaha] (earlier known as Elkhorn), [~~https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/~~Douglas_County,_Nebraska Douglas County]	+	*[[Omaha_Links\|Omaha]] (earlier known as Elkhorn), [[Douglas_County,_Nebraska\|Douglas County]]
	*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Island,_Nebraska Grand Island], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hall_County,_Nebraska Hall County]		*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Island,_Nebraska Grand Island], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hall_County,_Nebraska Hall County]
	*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kearney,_Nebraska Kearney], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_County,_Nebraska Buffalo County]		*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kearney,_Nebraska Kearney], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_County,_Nebraska Buffalo County]

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	In order to bind the nation together from [[California\|California]] to the eastern states visionaries proposed a railroad between the west and east coasts of the [[United States\|United States]]. During the [[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865\|Civil War]] Congress authorized the building of this railroad. Congress offered [[Grants to Land Companies and Railroads#Railroads\|land grants]] along the tracks in a [[Grants to Land Companies and Railroads#Railroads\|checkerboard pattern]] as an incentive to the builders. The company that could build the most track would receive the most land.		In order to bind the nation together from [[California\|California]] to the eastern states visionaries proposed a railroad between the west and east coasts of the [[United States\|United States]]. During the [[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865\|Civil War]] Congress authorized the building of this railroad. Congress offered [[Grants to Land Companies and Railroads#Railroads\|land grants]] along the tracks in a [[Grants to Land Companies and Railroads#Railroads\|checkerboard pattern]] as an incentive to the builders. The company that could build the most track would receive the most land.

−	Starting in 1865 in [[Omaha Links\|Omaha]], [[Nebraska\|Nebraska]], the Union Pacific Railroad laid their first tracks. They slowly started their westward race toward the oncoming [[Central Pacific Railroad\|Central Pacific Railroad]] by building only 40 miles after spending $500,000. As the pace quickened Irish immigrants and soldiers looking for work at the end of the [[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865\|Civil War]] increased the size of the labor force. The Union Pacific faced a shortage of timber for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railroad_ties railroad ties] on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_plains Great Plains] of [[Nebraska\|Nebraska]], and had to defend themselves against hostile ~~[[Portal:American~~ Indian~~\|Indian]]~~ attacks, and harsh weather. Eventually they would average a mile of new track a day. In [[Wyoming\|Wyoming]] they were challenged by deep ravines, and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weber_River Weber River] in [[Utah]] was crossed 31 times.<ref>"Contruction" in ''Union Pacitic'' at http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/history/hist-ov/hist-ov4.shtml (accessed 14 July 2009).</ref> B<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1247607257296_36" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1247607257296_196" />y the end of 1865 the end of the track had only reached Fremont, [[Nebraska\|Nebraska]]. In late 1866 they reached North Platte, in 1867 Cheyenne, [[Wyoming\|Wyoming]], in late 1868 track reached Evanston, Wyoming.<ref>"Union Pacific Railroad End of Track Dateline 1865-1869" in ''Union Pacific'' at http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/maps/graphics/goldspik.gif (accessed 14 July 2009).</ref> On 10 May 1869 the Union Pacific joined track with the Central Pacific at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promontory,_Utah Promontory Summit], [[Utah]] north of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Salt_Lake Great Salt Lake] to form the first [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcontinental_railroad transcontinental railroad] in the [[United States\|United States]].<ref>"Central Pacific Railroad" in ''American Western History Musuems'' at http://www.linecamp.com/museums/americanwest/western_clubs/central_pacific_railroad/central_pacific_railroad.html (accessed 10 July 2009).</ref> In 1872 a bridge was completed across the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri_River Missouri River] to Council Bluffs, [[Iowa]]. Later in 1904 the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucin_Cutoff Lucin Cutoff] was completed across the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Salt_Lake Salt Lake] to shorten the route to Ogden, [[Utah]] and avoid steep mountain grades and curves.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Lucin Cutoff" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lucin_Cutoff (accessed 10 July 2009).</ref> In 1925 the Union Pacific Railroad opened another transcontinental branch from Granger, Wyoming via Boise, [[Idaho\|Idaho]] to Portland, [[Oregon]]. Through mergers and acquisitions many other lines have been opened to make it one of America's premier railroads.	+	Starting in 1865 in [[Omaha Links\|Omaha]], [[Nebraska\|Nebraska]], the Union Pacific Railroad laid their first tracks. They slowly started their westward race toward the oncoming [[Central Pacific Railroad\|Central Pacific Railroad]] by building only 40 miles after spending $500,000. As the pace quickened Irish immigrants and soldiers looking for work at the end of the [[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865\|Civil War]] increased the size of the labor force. The Union Pacific faced a shortage of timber for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railroad_ties railroad ties] on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_plains Great Plains] of [[Nebraska\|Nebraska]], and had to defend themselves against hostile Indian attacks, and harsh weather. Eventually they would average a mile of new track a day. In [[Wyoming\|Wyoming]] they were challenged by deep ravines, and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weber_River Weber River] in [[Utah]] was crossed 31 times.<ref>"Contruction" in ''Union Pacitic'' at http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/history/hist-ov/hist-ov4.shtml (accessed 14 July 2009).</ref> B<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1247607257296_36" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1247607257296_196" />y the end of 1865 the end of the track had only reached Fremont, [[Nebraska\|Nebraska]]. In late 1866 they reached North Platte, in 1867 Cheyenne, [[Wyoming\|Wyoming]], in late 1868 track reached Evanston, Wyoming.<ref>"Union Pacific Railroad End of Track Dateline 1865-1869" in ''Union Pacific'' at http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/maps/graphics/goldspik.gif (accessed 14 July 2009).</ref> On 10 May 1869 the Union Pacific joined track with the Central Pacific at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promontory,_Utah Promontory Summit], [[Utah]] north of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Salt_Lake Great Salt Lake] to form the first [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcontinental_railroad transcontinental railroad] in the [[United States\|United States]].<ref>"Central Pacific Railroad" in ''American Western History Musuems'' at http://www.linecamp.com/museums/americanwest/western_clubs/central_pacific_railroad/central_pacific_railroad.html (accessed 10 July 2009).</ref> In 1872 a bridge was completed across the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri_River Missouri River] to Council Bluffs, [[Iowa]]. Later in 1904 the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucin_Cutoff Lucin Cutoff] was completed across the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Salt_Lake Salt Lake] to shorten the route to Ogden, [[Utah]] and avoid steep mountain grades and curves.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Lucin Cutoff" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lucin_Cutoff (accessed 10 July 2009).</ref> In 1925 the Union Pacific Railroad opened another transcontinental branch from Granger, Wyoming via Boise, [[Idaho\|Idaho]] to Portland, [[Oregon]]. Through mergers and acquisitions many other lines have been opened to make it one of America's premier railroads.

	=== Route ===		=== Route ===

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−	[[Image:~~Boise, Idaho U.P. depot.jpg\|thumb\|right\|400px~~]]In 1869 the Union Pacific Railroad out of Omaha, [[Nebraska\|Nebraska]], and the [[Central Pacific Railroad\|Central Pacific Railroad]] out of Sacramento, [[California\|California]] linked tracks in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_spike Golden Spike] ceremony at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promontory_Summit Promontroy Summit], [[Utah]] to form the first [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcontinental_railroad transcontinental railroad service] in the [[United States\|United States]].<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Central Pacific Railroad," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Central_Pacific_Railroad&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;oldid=299761457 (accessed 6 July 2009); Wikipedia contributors, "Union Pacific Railroad," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Union_Pacific_Railroad&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;oldid=298717292 (accessed 6 July 2009); Wikipedia contributors, "Golden spike," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Golden_spike&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;oldid=290578008 (accessed 6 July 2009), and Wikipedia contributors, "Promontory, Utah," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Promontory,_Utah&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;oldid=297584143 (accessed 6 July 2009).</ref> Settlers were attracted to communities near railroads because they provided access to markets. Railroads encouraged settlement along their routes to help increase the need for their service. If an ancestor settled near a railroad, you may be able to trace their place of origin back to another place along the tracks.	+	[[Image:{{BoiRRDep}}]]In 1869 the Union Pacific Railroad out of Omaha, [[Nebraska\|Nebraska]], and the [[Central Pacific Railroad\|Central Pacific Railroad]] out of Sacramento, [[California\|California]] linked tracks in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_spike Golden Spike] ceremony at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promontory_Summit Promontroy Summit], [[Utah]] to form the first [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcontinental_railroad transcontinental railroad service] in the [[United States\|United States]].<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Central Pacific Railroad," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Central_Pacific_Railroad&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;oldid=299761457 (accessed 6 July 2009); Wikipedia contributors, "Union Pacific Railroad," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Union_Pacific_Railroad&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;oldid=298717292 (accessed 6 July 2009); Wikipedia contributors, "Golden spike," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Golden_spike&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;oldid=290578008 (accessed 6 July 2009), and Wikipedia contributors, "Promontory, Utah," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Promontory,_Utah&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;oldid=297584143 (accessed 6 July 2009).</ref> Settlers were attracted to communities near railroads because they provided access to markets. Railroads encouraged settlement along their routes to help increase the need for their service. If an ancestor settled near a railroad, you may be able to trace their place of origin back to another place along the tracks.

	=== Historical Background ===		=== Historical Background ===

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−	[[Image:Boise, Idaho U.P. depot.jpg\|thumb\|right\|400px]]In 1869 the Union Pacific Railroad out of Omaha, [[Nebraska\|Nebraska]], and the [[Central Pacific Railroad\|Central Pacific Railroad]] out of Sacramento, [[California\|California]] linked tracks in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_spike Golden Spike] ceremony at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promontory_Summit Promontroy Summit], [[Utah]] to form the first [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcontinental_railroad transcontinental railroad service] in the [[United States\|United States]].<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Central Pacific Railroad," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Central_Pacific_Railroad&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;oldid=299761457 (accessed 6 July 2009); Wikipedia contributors, "Union Pacific Railroad," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Union_Pacific_Railroad&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;oldid=298717292 (accessed 6 July 2009); Wikipedia contributors, "Golden spike," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Golden_spike&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;oldid=290578008 (accessed 6 July 2009), and Wikipedia contributors, "Promontory, Utah," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Promontory,_Utah&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;oldid=297584143 (accessed 6 July 2009).</ref> Settlers were attracted to communities near railroads because they provided access to markets. Railroads encouraged settlement along their routes to help increase the need for their service. If an ancestor settled near a railroad, you may be able to trace their place of origin back to another place along the tracks.	+	[[Image:Boise, Idaho U.P. depot.jpg\|thumb\|right\|400px]]In 1869 the Union Pacific Railroad out of Omaha, [[Nebraska\|Nebraska]], and the [[Central Pacific Railroad\|Central Pacific Railroad]] out of Sacramento, [[California\|California]] linked tracks in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_spike Golden Spike] ceremony at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promontory_Summit Promontroy Summit], [[Utah]] to form the first [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcontinental_railroad transcontinental railroad service] in the [[United States\|United States]].<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Central Pacific Railroad," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Central_Pacific_Railroad&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;oldid=299761457 (accessed 6 July 2009); Wikipedia contributors, "Union Pacific Railroad," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Union_Pacific_Railroad&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;oldid=298717292 (accessed 6 July 2009); Wikipedia contributors, "Golden spike," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Golden_spike&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;oldid=290578008 (accessed 6 July 2009), and Wikipedia contributors, "Promontory, Utah," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Promontory,_Utah&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;oldid=297584143 (accessed 6 July 2009).</ref> Settlers were attracted to communities near railroads because they provided access to markets. Railroads encouraged settlement along their routes to help increase the need for their service. If an ancestor settled near a railroad, you may be able to trace their place of origin back to another place along the tracks.

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−	[[Image:Boise, Idaho U.P. depot.jpg\|thumb\|right\|400px]]In 1869 the Union Pacific Railroad out of Omaha, [[Nebraska\|Nebraska]], and the [[Central Pacific Railroad\|Central Pacific Railroad]] out of Sacramento, [[California\|California]] linked tracks in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_spike Golden Spike] ceremony at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promontory_Summit Promontroy Summit], [[Utah]] to form the first [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcontinental_railroad transcontinental railroad service] in the [[United States\|United States]].<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Central Pacific Railroad," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Central_Pacific_Railroad&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;oldid=299761457 (accessed 6 July 2009); Wikipedia contributors, "Union Pacific Railroad," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Union_Pacific_Railroad&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;oldid=298717292 (accessed 6 July 2009); Wikipedia contributors, "Golden spike," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Golden_spike&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;oldid=290578008 (accessed 6 July 2009), and Wikipedia contributors, "Promontory, Utah," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Promontory,_Utah&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;oldid=297584143 (accessed 6 July 2009).</ref> Settlers were attracted to communities near railroads because they provided access to markets. Railroads encouraged settlement along their routes to help increase the need for their service. If an ancestor settled near a railroad, you may be able to trace their place of origin back to another place along the tracks.	+	[[Image:Boise, Idaho U.P. depot.jpg\|thumb\|right\|400px]]In 1869 the Union Pacific Railroad out of Omaha, [[Nebraska\|Nebraska]], and the [[Central Pacific Railroad\|Central Pacific Railroad]] out of Sacramento, [[California\|California]] linked tracks in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_spike Golden Spike] ceremony at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promontory_Summit Promontroy Summit], [[Utah]] to form the first [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcontinental_railroad transcontinental railroad service] in the [[United States\|United States]].<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Central Pacific Railroad," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Central_Pacific_Railroad&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;oldid=299761457 (accessed 6 July 2009); Wikipedia contributors, "Union Pacific Railroad," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Union_Pacific_Railroad&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;oldid=298717292 (accessed 6 July 2009); Wikipedia contributors, "Golden spike," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Golden_spike&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;oldid=290578008 (accessed 6 July 2009), and Wikipedia contributors, "Promontory, Utah," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Promontory,_Utah&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;oldid=297584143 (accessed 6 July 2009).</ref> Settlers were attracted to communities near railroads because they provided access to markets. Railroads encouraged settlement along their routes to help increase the need for their service. If an ancestor settled near a railroad, you may be able to trace their place of origin back to another place along the tracks.

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		+	{{Colorado\|Colorado}}
		+	{{California\|California}}

−	~~{{California\|California}}~~
	[[Category:Migration_Routes\|Union Pacific]] [[Category:United_States_Migration_Internal\|Union Pacific]] [[Category:US_Migration_Railroads\|Union Pacific]] [[Category:California\|Union Pacific]] [[Category:Nevada\|Union Pacific]] [[Category:Utah\|Union Pacific]] [[Category:Wyoming\|Union Pacific]] [[Category:Nebraska\|Union Pacific]] [[Category:Iowa\|Union Pacific]] [[Category:Idaho\|Union Pacific]] [[Category:Oregon\|Union Pacific]] [[Category:Colorado\|Union Pacific]]		[[Category:Migration_Routes\|Union Pacific]] [[Category:United_States_Migration_Internal\|Union Pacific]] [[Category:US_Migration_Railroads\|Union Pacific]] [[Category:California\|Union Pacific]] [[Category:Nevada\|Union Pacific]] [[Category:Utah\|Union Pacific]] [[Category:Wyoming\|Union Pacific]] [[Category:Nebraska\|Union Pacific]] [[Category:Iowa\|Union Pacific]] [[Category:Idaho\|Union Pacific]] [[Category:Oregon\|Union Pacific]] [[Category:Colorado\|Union Pacific]]

Lynng: added nav box

2010-10-07T19:53:41Z

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−	[[Image:Boise, Idaho U.P. depot.jpg\|thumb\|right\|400px~~\|Union Pacific steam locomotive 3985 and train at the Boise, Idaho depot.~~]]In 1869 the Union Pacific Railroad out of Omaha, [[Nebraska\|Nebraska]], and the [[Central Pacific Railroad\|Central Pacific Railroad]] out of Sacramento, [[California\|California]] linked tracks in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_spike Golden Spike] ceremony at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promontory_Summit Promontroy Summit], [[Utah]] to form the first [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcontinental_railroad transcontinental railroad service] in the [[United States\|United States]].<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Central Pacific Railroad," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Central_Pacific_Railroad&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;oldid=299761457 (accessed 6 July 2009); Wikipedia contributors, "Union Pacific Railroad," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Union_Pacific_Railroad&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;oldid=298717292 (accessed 6 July 2009); Wikipedia contributors, "Golden spike," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Golden_spike&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;oldid=290578008 (accessed 6 July 2009), and Wikipedia contributors, "Promontory, Utah," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Promontory,_Utah&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;oldid=297584143 (accessed 6 July 2009).</ref> Settlers were attracted to communities near railroads because they provided access to markets. Railroads encouraged settlement along their routes to help increase the need for their service. If an ancestor settled near a railroad, you may be able to trace their place of origin back to another place along the tracks.	+	[[Image:Boise, Idaho U.P. depot.jpg\|thumb\|right\|400px]]In 1869 the Union Pacific Railroad out of Omaha, [[Nebraska\|Nebraska]], and the [[Central Pacific Railroad\|Central Pacific Railroad]] out of Sacramento, [[California\|California]] linked tracks in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_spike Golden Spike] ceremony at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promontory_Summit Promontroy Summit], [[Utah]] to form the first [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcontinental_railroad transcontinental railroad service] in the [[United States\|United States]].<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Central Pacific Railroad," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Central_Pacific_Railroad&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;oldid=299761457 (accessed 6 July 2009); Wikipedia contributors, "Union Pacific Railroad," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Union_Pacific_Railroad&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;oldid=298717292 (accessed 6 July 2009); Wikipedia contributors, "Golden spike," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Golden_spike&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;oldid=290578008 (accessed 6 July 2009), and Wikipedia contributors, "Promontory, Utah," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Promontory,_Utah&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;oldid=297584143 (accessed 6 July 2009).</ref> Settlers were attracted to communities near railroads because they provided access to markets. Railroads encouraged settlement along their routes to help increase the need for their service. If an ancestor settled near a railroad, you may be able to trace their place of origin back to another place along the tracks.

	=== Historical Background ===		=== Historical Background ===
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		+	{{California\|California}}
	[[Category:Migration_Routes\|Union Pacific]] [[Category:United_States_Migration_Internal\|Union Pacific]] [[Category:US_Migration_Railroads\|Union Pacific]] [[Category:California\|Union Pacific]] [[Category:Nevada\|Union Pacific]] [[Category:Utah\|Union Pacific]] [[Category:Wyoming\|Union Pacific]] [[Category:Nebraska\|Union Pacific]] [[Category:Iowa\|Union Pacific]] [[Category:Idaho\|Union Pacific]] [[Category:Oregon\|Union Pacific]] [[Category:Colorado\|Union Pacific]]		[[Category:Migration_Routes\|Union Pacific]] [[Category:United_States_Migration_Internal\|Union Pacific]] [[Category:US_Migration_Railroads\|Union Pacific]] [[Category:California\|Union Pacific]] [[Category:Nevada\|Union Pacific]] [[Category:Utah\|Union Pacific]] [[Category:Wyoming\|Union Pacific]] [[Category:Nebraska\|Union Pacific]] [[Category:Iowa\|Union Pacific]] [[Category:Idaho\|Union Pacific]] [[Category:Oregon\|Union Pacific]] [[Category:Colorado\|Union Pacific]]

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2010-09-23T15:21:16Z

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−	*Hillsdale, Laramie County	+	*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillsdale,_Wyoming Hillsdale], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laramie_County,_Wyoming Laramie County]
−	*~~Pine Bluff (Part of Cheyenne),~~ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~Laramie_County~~,_Wyoming Laramie County]	+	*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pine_Bluffs,_Wyoming Pine Bluffs (Part of Cheyenne), Laramie County]
	*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheyenne,_Wyoming Cheyenne], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laramie_County,_Wyoming Laramie County]		*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheyenne,_Wyoming Cheyenne], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laramie_County,_Wyoming Laramie County]
	*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheyenne,_Wyoming Laramie], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albany_County,_Wyoming Albany County]		*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheyenne,_Wyoming Laramie], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albany_County,_Wyoming Albany County]
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	*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogden,_Utah Ogden], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weber_County,_Utah Weber County]		*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogden,_Utah Ogden], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weber_County,_Utah Weber County]
	*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigham_City,_Utah Brigham City], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_Elder_County,_Utah Box Elder County]		*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigham_City,_Utah Brigham City], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_Elder_County,_Utah Box Elder County]
−	*~~Corrine~~, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_Elder_County,_Utah Box Elder County]	+	*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corinne,_Utah Corinne], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_Elder_County,_Utah Box Elder County]
	*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promontory,_Utah Promontory Summit], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_Elder_County,_Utah Box Elder County]		*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promontory,_Utah Promontory Summit], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_Elder_County,_Utah Box Elder County]

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−	*[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Omaha_Links Omaha] (earlier known as Elkhorn), [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Douglas_County,_Nebraska Douglas County]	+	*[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Omaha_Links Omaha] (earlier known as Elkhorn), [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Douglas_County,_Nebraska Douglas County]
	*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Island,_Nebraska Grand Island], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hall_County,_Nebraska Hall County]		*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Island,_Nebraska Grand Island], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hall_County,_Nebraska Hall County]
−	*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kearney,_Nebraska Kearney], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~Hall_County~~,_Nebraska Buffalo County]	+	*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kearney,_Nebraska Kearney], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_County,_Nebraska Buffalo County]
	*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Platte,_Nebraska North Platte], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_County,_Nebraska Lincoln County]		*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Platte,_Nebraska North Platte], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_County,_Nebraska Lincoln County]
	*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogallala,_Nebraska Ogallala], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_County,_Nebraska Keith County]		*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogallala,_Nebraska Ogallala], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_County,_Nebraska Keith County]