Welcome to Nebraska ...
So far, we found very little information about Nebraska. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Nebraska to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Nebraska, please Contact Us.
Nebraska would have been located within present day Scott County<2>.
The location of Nebraska has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Nebraska, you might consider that their post office opened in 1854.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Nebraska is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Nebraska was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Nebraska still existed, it would have been in the (479) area code.
Communities Also Named Nebraska ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Nebraska - they are located in Indiana, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2) and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Nebraska.
Communities near Nebraska ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Nebraska.
- Waldron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Waldron is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,335 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waldron <5>
- Magazine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Oden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oden
- Oden is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oden <5>
- Blue Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Blue Mountain is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Bluffton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Bluffton is located in Yell County
- Cardiff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Waltreak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltreak
- Waltreak is located in Yell County
- Parks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
- Parks is located in Scott County
- Briggsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briggsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Briggsville is located in Yell County
- Sims
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Sims is located in Montgomery County
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 Nebraska. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nebraska.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Nebraska. 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 Nebraska.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Nebraska. See our Newspapers Page for Nebraska.
Adding Nebraska to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Nebraska 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 Nebraska was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Nebraska post office opened in 1854.
We also found Nebraska in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Nebraska.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.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 Nebraska, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Scott, 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 Nebraska - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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/ |