Welcome to Shestak ...

Shestak is located in Saline County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shestak, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Shestak is 1,330 feet [405 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Shestak: (402) & (531)<4>

Communities near Shestak ...

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

• Crete
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Hickman
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • 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 <5>
• Milford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Milford is located in Seward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,014 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <5>
• Wilber
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilber
  • Wilber is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilber <5>
• Friend
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friend
  • Friend is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friend <5>
• Firth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • 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 <5>
• Dorchester
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
  • Dorchester is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dorchester <5>
• De Witt
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
  • De Witt is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Witt <5>
• Cortland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cortland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
  • Cortland is located in Gage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cortland <5>
• Plymouth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <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 Shestak. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shestak.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shestak ...

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

Adding Shestak to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Shestak post office opened in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shestak.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saline County: www.co.saline.ne.us/

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