Welcome to Lodi ...

Lodi is located in Custer County<1>.

The location of Lodi has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lodi, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Lodi is 2,650 feet [808 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Lodi is ½ mile above sea level.

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

Lodi is within the boundaries of the (308) area code.

Communities Also Named Lodi ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Lodi - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nevada (2), New Jersey (2), New York, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Lodi ...

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

• Broken Bow
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Bow
  • Broken Bow is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,437 people
  • Broken Bow has also been known as:
  • Brokenbow
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broken Bow <4>
• Callaway
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
  • Callaway is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Callaway <4>
• Merna
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merna
  • Merna is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merna <4>
• Oconto
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto
  • Oconto is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oconto <4>
• Eddyville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
  • Eddyville is located in Dawson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eddyville <4>
• Buckeye
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
  • Buckeye is located in Custer County
• Berwyn
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
  • Berwyn is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwyn <4>
• Cumro ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumro
  • Cumro is located in Custer County
• Arnold
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
  • Arnold is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <4>
• Ansley
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
  • Ansley is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ansley <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 Lodi. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lodi.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lodi ...

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

Adding Lodi to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lodi 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 Lodi was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lodi post office opened in 1882.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lodi.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Custer County: www.co.custer.ne.us/

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