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Nearest Communities to Cedar Bluffs,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.<1>

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

Cedar Bluffs is located in Decatur County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Decatur County: Norton, Rawlins, Sheridan, Thomas, Furnas (NE) & Red Willow (NE).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 35 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Cedar Bluffs. Of these communities, 27 are located in counties other than Decatur 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 Cedar Bluffs (which is Decatur 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 Cedar Bluffs

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

  • Decatur County   (where Cedar Bluffs resides)
    • County Seat for Decatur:   Oberlin
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cedar Bluffs   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cedar Bluffs.
      • Traer
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Traer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traer
        • Traer is located in Decatur County
      • Oberlin
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oberlin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberlin
        • Oberlin is located in Decatur County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oberlin <4>
      • Kanona
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kanona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanona
        • Kanona is located in Decatur County
      • Lyle
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lyle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
        • Lyle is located in Decatur County
      • Norcatur
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcatur
        • Norcatur is located in Decatur County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
      • Dresden
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jennings
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
        • Jennings is located in Decatur County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
      • Leoville
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leoville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoville
        • Leoville is located in Decatur County
  • Norton County
    • County Website:   www.nortoncountyks.org/
    • County Seat for Norton:   Norton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cedar Bluffs   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cedar Bluffs.
      • Devizes
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devizes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devizes
        • Devizes is located in Norton County
      • Reager
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reager have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
        • Reager is located in Norton County
      • Clayton
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
        • Clayton is located in Norton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
      • Rockwell City ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwell City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell City
        • Rockwell City is located in Norton County
  • Rawlins County
    • County Seat for Rawlins:   Atwood
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cedar Bluffs   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cedar Bluffs.
      • Herndon
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
        • Herndon is located in Rawlins County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
      • Midway
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
        • Midway is located in Rawlins County
      • Ludell
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludell
        • Ludell is located in Rawlins County
      • Achilles
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Achilles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achilles
        • Achilles is located in Rawlins County
      • Atwood
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
        • Atwood is located in Rawlins County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atwood <4>
      • North Atwood
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Atwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Atwood
        • North Atwood is located in Rawlins County
  • Riley County
  • Sheridan County
  • Furnas County
    • County Seat for Furnas:   Beaver City (NE)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cedar Bluffs   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cedar Bluffs.
      • Wilsonville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
        • Wilsonville is located in Furnas County (NE)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilsonville <4>
      • Cambridge
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hitchcock County
    • County Website:   www.co.hitchcock.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Hitchcock:   Trenton (NE)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cedar Bluffs   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cedar Bluffs.
      • Cornell ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
        • Cornell is located in Hitchcock County (NE)
      • Culbertson
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Trenton
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
        • Trenton is located in Hitchcock County (NE)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <4>
      • Beverly
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beverly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
        • Beverly is located in Hitchcock County (NE)
  • Red Willow County
    • County Website:   www.co.red-willow.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Red Willow:   McCook (NE)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cedar Bluffs   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cedar Bluffs.
      • Marion
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
        • Marion is located in Red Willow County (NE)
      • Danbury
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
        • Danbury is located in Red Willow County (NE)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danbury <4>
      • Lebanon
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
        • Lebanon is located in Red Willow County (NE)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
      • McCook
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCook
        • McCook is located in Red Willow County (NE)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,499 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCook <4>
      • Red Willow
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Willow
        • Red Willow is located in Red Willow County (NE)
      • Perry
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
        • Perry is located in Red Willow County (NE)
      • Shippee
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shippee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippee
        • Shippee is located in Red Willow County (NE)
      • Indianola
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Bartley
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartley
        • Bartley is located in Red Willow County (NE)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartley <4>

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 from Point A (ie- Cedar Bluffs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cedar Bluffs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9789, Longitude: -100.5618       In this case, the coordinates for Cedar Bluffs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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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