Welcome to Caldwell ...

So far, we found very little information about Caldwell. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Caldwell to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Caldwell, please Contact Us.

Caldwell would have been located within present day Scotts Bluff County<2>.

The location of Caldwell has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Caldwell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Caldwell is 4,090 feet [1,247 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Caldwell is about ¾ mile [or 1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Caldwell was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Caldwell still existed, it would have been in the (308) area code.

Communities Also Named Caldwell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 35 communities that are also named Caldwell - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas, California, Georgia (3), Idaho, Illinois (2), Kansas (3), Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (3), Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Caldwell.

Communities near Caldwell ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Caldwell.

• Scottsbluff
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsbluff
  • Scottsbluff is located in Scotts Bluff County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsbluff <5>
• Gering
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gering have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gering
  • Gering is located in Scotts Bluff County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,061 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gering <5>
• Torrington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrington
  • Torrington is located in Goshen County (WY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,565 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Torrington <5>
• Mitchell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
  • Mitchell is located in Scotts Bluff County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,608 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mitchell <5>
• Terrytown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrytown
  • Terrytown is located in Scotts Bluff County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,163 people
• Morrill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
  • Morrill is located in Scotts Bluff County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrill <5>
• Lyman
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
  • Lyman is located in Scotts Bluff County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyman <5>
• Yoder
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder
  • Yoder is located in Goshen County (WY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yoder <5>
• Henry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
  • Henry is located in Furnas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <5>
• Scoville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scoville
  • Scoville is located in Scotts Bluff County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Caldwell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Caldwell.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Caldwell. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Caldwell.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Caldwell. See our Newspapers Page for Caldwell.

Adding Caldwell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Caldwell in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Caldwell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Caldwell post office opened in 1890.

We also found Caldwell on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Caldwell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Scotts Bluff County: www.scottsbluffcounty.org/

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