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Nearest Communities to Formoso,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Please note 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.

Formoso is located in Jewell County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jewell County: Cloud, Mitchell, Osborne, Republic, Smith, Nuckolls (NE) & Webster (NE).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 68 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Formoso. Of these communities, 55 are located in counties other than Jewell 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 Formoso (which is Jewell 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 Formoso

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

  • Jewell County   (where Formoso resides)
    • County Seat for Jewell:   Mankato
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Formoso   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Formoso.
      • Montrose
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Lovewell
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovewell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovewell
        • Lovewell is located in Jewell County
      • Randall
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Webber
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webber have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber
        • Webber is located in Jewell County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webber <4>
      • Jewell
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      • Mankato
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Burr Oak
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burr Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      • Otego
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otego have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otego
        • Otego is located in Jewell County
      • Ionia
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ionia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
        • Ionia is located in Jewell County
      • Wesley Center
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesley Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Center
        • Wesley Center is located in Jewell County
      • Esbon
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esbon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
      • Northbranch
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northbranch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northbranch
        • Northbranch is located in Jewell County
      • Dentonia
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dentonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dentonia
        • Dentonia is located in Jewell County
  • Cloud County
    • County Seat for Cloud:   Concordia
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Formoso   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Formoso.
      • Oneonta ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneonta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
        • Oneonta is located in Cloud County
      • Jamestown
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
        • Jamestown is located in Cloud County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
      • Yuma
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yuma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
        • Yuma is located in Cloud County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Yuma
        • From Formoso to Yuma
      • Macyville ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macyville
        • Macyville is located in Cloud County
      • Concordia
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Rosaco
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosaco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosaco
        • Rosaco is located in Cloud County
      • Cook
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
        • Cook is located in Cloud County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Cook
        • From Formoso to Cook
      • Simpson
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
        • Simpson is located in Cloud County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simpson <4>
      • Huscher
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Rice
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Glasco
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasco
        • Glasco is located in Cloud County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
        • Former names for Glasco:
        • Dell Ray
        • Glasgow
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasco <4>
  • Mitchell County
    • County Seat for Mitchell:   Beloit
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Formoso   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Formoso.
      • Scottsville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Gilbert
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Beloit
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beloit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
        • Beloit is located in Mitchell County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,564 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beloit <4>
      • Solomon Rapids
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solomon Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon Rapids
        • Solomon Rapids is located in Mitchell County
      • Asherville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Glen Elder
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Cawker City
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cawker City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawker City
        • Cawker City is located in Mitchell County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cawker City <4>
  • Rawlins County
  • Republic County
    • County Seat for Republic:   Belleville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Formoso   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Formoso.
      • Courtland
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • White Rock
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
        • White Rock is located in Republic County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to White Rock
        • From Formoso to White Rock
      • Kackley
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Scandia
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scandia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandia
        • Scandia is located in Republic County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scandia <4>
      • Sherdahl
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sherdahl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherdahl
        • Sherdahl is located in Republic County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Sherdahl
        • From Formoso to Sherdahl
      • Norway
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
        • Norway is located in Republic County
      • Republic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Rydal
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rydal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rydal
        • Rydal is located in Republic County
      • Warwick
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warwick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
        • Warwick is located in Republic County
      • Belleville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
        • Belleville is located in Republic County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,841 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <4>
      • Harbine
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbine
        • Harbine is located in Republic County
      • Talmo
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talmo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmo
        • Talmo is located in Republic County
      • Continue List   (5 more) ...
        • Wayne
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
          • Wayne is located in Republic County
        • Munden
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Tabor
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tabor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
          • Tabor is located in Republic County
          • Tabor has also been known as:
          • Mount Tabor
          • New Tabor
        • Cuba
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
          • Cuba is located in Republic County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <4>
        • Agenda
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agenda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agenda
          • Agenda is located in Republic County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
  • Smith County
  • Nuckolls County
    • County Seat for Nuckolls:   Nelson (NE)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Formoso   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Formoso.
      • Hardy
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Superior
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Bostwick
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bostwick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostwick
        • Bostwick is located in Nuckolls County (NE)
      • Cadams
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cadams have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadams
        • Cadams is located in Nuckolls County (NE)
      • Smyrna
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
        • Smyrna is located in Nuckolls County (NE)
      • Abdal ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abdal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abdal
        • Abdal is located in Nuckolls County (NE)
      • Nora
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Ruskin
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruskin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
        • Ruskin is located in Nuckolls County (NE)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruskin <4>
      • Nelson
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Mount Clare
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Clare have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clare
        • Mount Clare is located in Nuckolls County (NE)
  • Thayer County
    • County Website:   www.thayercounty.ne.gov/
    • County Seat for Thayer:   Hebron (NE)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Formoso   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Formoso.
      • Byron
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Chester
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Deshler
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deshler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deshler
        • Deshler is located in Thayer County (NE)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deshler <4>
      • Stoddard ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoddard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
        • Stoddard is located in Thayer County (NE)
      • Hubbell
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbell
        • Hubbell is located in Thayer County (NE)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbell <4>
  • Webster County
    • County Website:   www.co.webster.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Webster:   Red Cloud (NE)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Formoso   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Formoso.
      • Guide Rock
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guide Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
      • Pawnee Village
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pawnee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee Village
        • Pawnee Village is located in Webster County (NE)

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- Formoso) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Formoso. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7787, Longitude: -97.9931    
<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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