Welcome to Sweetwater ...

Sweetwater is located in Buffalo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sweetwater, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Sweetwater is 2,060 feet [628 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Sweetwater lies within the (308) area code.

Communities Also Named Sweetwater ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named Sweetwater - they are located in Alabama, Arizona (3), British Columbia, California, Colorado, Florida (5), Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri (2), Montana, Nevada (2), New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (2) and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Sweetwater ...

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

• Ravenna
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenna
  • Ravenna is located in Buffalo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,361 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenna <3>
• Loup City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loup City
  • Loup City is located in Sherman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
  • Loup City has also been known as:
  • Loup
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loup City <3>
• Pleasanton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
  • Pleasanton is located in Buffalo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasanton <3>
• Amherst
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Amherst is located in Buffalo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <3>
• Litchfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Litchfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
  • Litchfield is located in Sherman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchfield <3>
• Howard City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard City
  • Howard City is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
• Ashton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
  • Ashton is located in Sherman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashton <3>
• Riverdale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
  • Riverdale is located in Buffalo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverdale <3>
• Mason City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
  • Mason City is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason City <3>
• Rockville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Sherman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sweetwater ...

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

Adding Sweetwater to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sweetwater post office opened in 1874.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sweetwater.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Buffalo County: www.buffalogov.org/

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