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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find East Port in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of East Port. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to East Port listed first.

  • Nebraska City
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Payne
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Payne is located in Fremont County
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  • Percival
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Wyoming
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wyoming is located in Otoe County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
  • Paul
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Paul is located in Otoe County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
  • Minersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Minersville is located in Otoe County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
  • Julian
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Julian is located in Nemaha County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • Hamburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Union
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Union is located in Cass County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <2>
  • Sidney
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Thurman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Thurman is located in Fremont County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
  • McPaul
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • McPaul is located in Fremont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPaul
  • Dunbar
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Lorton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Nehawka
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Talmage
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Peru
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Peru is located in Nemaha County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <2>
  • Anderson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Anderson is located in Fremont County
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  • Bartlett
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Bartlett is located in Fremont County
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  • Brock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Brock is located in Nemaha County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brock <2>
  • Glenrock
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Glenrock is located in Nemaha County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenrock
  • Avoca
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Avoca is located in Cass County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <2>
  • Murray
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Watson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Watson is located in Atchison County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
  • Rock Bluff
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Rock Bluff is located in Cass County (NE)
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  • Tabor
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

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 East Port, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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