Welcome to Violet ...
So far, we found very little information about Violet. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Violet to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Violet, please Contact Us.
Violet would have been located within present day Pawnee County<2>.
The location of Violet has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Violet, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Violet is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Violet was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Violet still existed, it would have been in the (402) and (531)<5> area codes.
Communities Also Named Violet ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Violet - they are located in Arkansas, California, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Ontario, Texas and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Violet.
Communities near Violet ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Violet.
- Tecumseh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Tecumseh is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tecumseh <6>
- Pawnee City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee City
- Pawnee City is located in Pawnee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 821 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawnee City <6>
- Humboldt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Humboldt is located in Richardson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humboldt <6>
- Axtell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
- Axtell is located in Marshall County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Table Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Table Rock is located in Pawnee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Table Rock <6>
- Bern
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Summerfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Summerfield is located in Marshall County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerfield <6>
- Du Bois
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Bois
- Du Bois is located in Pawnee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Du Bois <6>
- Filley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filley
- Filley is located in Gage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Filley <6>
- Barneston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneston
- Barneston is located in Gage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barneston <6>
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 Violet. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Violet.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Violet. 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 Violet.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Violet. See our Newspapers Page for Violet.
Adding Violet to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Violet in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Violet was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Violet post office opened in 1883.
We also found Violet on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Violet.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Pawnee County: www.co.pawnee.ne.us/
The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Violet, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Pawnee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Violet - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (531) is an overlay for area code (402). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |