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Nearest Communities to Bellaire,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Bellaire, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Bellaire:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Bellaire.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Bellaire is located in Smith County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Smith County: Jewell, Osborne, Phillips, Rooks, Franklin (NE) & Webster (NE).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 45 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Bellaire. Of these communities, 32 are located in counties other than Smith County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Bellaire (which is Smith County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Bellaire

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Smith County   (where Bellaire resides)
    • County Seat for Smith:   Smith Center
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bellaire   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bellaire.
      • Lebanon
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Cora
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cora have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
        • Cora is located in Smith County
      • Smith Center
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Thornburg
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
        • Thornburg is located in Smith County
      • Womer
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Reamsville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamsville
        • Reamsville is located in Smith County
      • Gaylord
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Athol
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Harlan
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Dispatch
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedar
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
        • Cedar is located in Smith County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
      • Kensington
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Claudell
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jewell County
    • County Seat for Jewell:   Mankato
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bellaire   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bellaire.
      • Esbon
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esbon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esbon
        • Esbon is located in Jewell County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Esbon <3>
      • Dentonia
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dentonia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dentonia
        • Dentonia is located in Jewell County
      • Otego
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otego have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otego
        • Otego is located in Jewell County
      • Northbranch
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northbranch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northbranch
        • Northbranch is located in Jewell County
      • Ionia
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ionia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
        • Ionia is located in Jewell County
      • Burr Oak
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burr Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
        • Burr Oak is located in Jewell County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
      • Wesley Center
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesley Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Center
        • Wesley Center is located in Jewell County
      • Mankato
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jewell
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
        • Jewell is located in Jewell County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
  • Mitchell County
  • Osborne County
    • County Seat for Osborne:   Osborne
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bellaire   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bellaire.
      • Portis
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Downs
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Bloomington
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Osborne
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Forney
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forney have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
        • Forney is located in Osborne County
      • Corinth
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
        • Corinth is located in Osborne County
      • Alton
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
        • Alton is located in Osborne County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
  • Phillips County
  • Rawlins County
    • County Seat for Rawlins:   Atwood
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bellaire   ...
      • Salem
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
        • Salem is located in Rawlins County
  • Franklin County
  • Webster County
    • County Website:   www.co.webster.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Webster:   Red Cloud (NE)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bellaire   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bellaire.
      • Inavale
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Red Cloud
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Pawnee Village
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pawnee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee Village
        • Pawnee Village is located in Webster County (NE)
      • Amboy
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Lester Junction
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lester Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Junction
        • Lester Junction is located in Webster County (NE)
      • Guide Rock
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guide Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guide Rock
        • Guide Rock is located in Webster County (NE)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guide Rock <3>
      • Cowles
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cowles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowles
        • Cowles is located in Webster County (NE)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Cowles
        • From Bellaire to Cowles

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bellaire) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bellaire. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7994, Longitude: -98.6730    
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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