Welcome to Catalpa ...

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

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

Catalpa would have been located within present day Holt County<2>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Catalpa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Catalpa is 1,820 feet [555 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Catalpa was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Catalpa still existed, it would have been in the (402) & (531)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Catalpa ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Catalpa - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Tennessee (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Catalpa ...

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

• Atkinson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
  • Atkinson is located in Holt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atkinson <6>
• Stuart
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuart have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
  • Stuart is located in Holt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuart <6>
• Spencer
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Boyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <6>
• Butte
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte
  • Butte is located in Boyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butte <6>
• Fairfax
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
  • Fairfax is located in Gregory County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <6>
• Naper
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naper
  • Naper is located in Boyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naper <6>
• Bristow
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow
  • Bristow is located in Boyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristow <6>
• Anoka
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anoka
  • Anoka is located in Boyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
• Gross
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross
  • Gross is located in Boyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2 people
• Dustin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
  • Dustin is located in Holt 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 Catalpa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Catalpa.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Catalpa. 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 Catalpa.

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

Adding Catalpa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Catalpa in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Catalpa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Catalpa post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Catalpa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Holt County: www.co.holt.ne.us/

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