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Welcome to Constance ...

Constance is located in Cedar County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Constance, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Constance is 1,450 feet [442 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Constance ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Constance - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Minnesota and Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Constance ...

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

  • Yankton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankton
    • Yankton is located in Yankton County (SD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,651 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yankton <5>
  • Hartington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartington
    • Hartington is located in Cedar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,469 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartington <5>
  • Bloomfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Crofton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crofton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
    • Crofton is located in Knox County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crofton <5>
  • Wausa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wausa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
  • Coleridge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coleridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleridge
    • Coleridge is located in Cedar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coleridge <5>
  • Gayville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Wynot
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Mission Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fordyce
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fordyce have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
    • Fordyce is located in Cedar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordyce <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Constance ...

Looking for more information about Constance? 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 Constance, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Constance.

Adding Constance to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Constance post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Constance.

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

The official website for Cedar County: www.co.cedar.ne.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Cedar, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Constance - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>Area code (531) is an overlay for area code (402).
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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