Welcome to College View ...

College View is located in Lancaster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of College View, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

A typical abbreviation for College View: College Vw.

College View is 1,300 feet [396 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: College View lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for College View: (402) and (531)<3>

Communities Also Named College View ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named College View - they are located in Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina (2) and Tennessee.

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

Communities near College View ...

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

• Lincoln
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lincoln is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 290,505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <4>
• Crete
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
  • Crete is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,875 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crete <4>
• Waverly
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <4>
• Hickman
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
  • Hickman is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hickman <4>
• Eagle
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
  • Eagle is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle <4>
• Bennet
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennet
  • Bennet is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennet <4>
• Ceresco
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceresco
  • Ceresco is located in Saunders County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ceresco <4>
• Elmwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
  • Elmwood is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmwood <4>
• Firth
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firth
  • Firth is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Firth <4>
• Greenwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <4>

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 College View. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for College View.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for College View ...

Looking for more information about College View? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to College View, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for College View.

Adding College View to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of College View 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 College View was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the College View post office opened in 1891.

We also found College View in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for College View.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lancaster County: www.lancaster.ne.gov/

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