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Welcome to Neuchatel ...

Neuchatel is located in Nemaha County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Neuchatel, you might consider that their post office opened in 1864.

Neuchatel is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Neuchatel lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Neuchatel: 785

Communities near Neuchatel ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Neuchatel.

  • Seneca
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Westmoreland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Frankfort
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Frankfort is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
  • Onaga
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Onaga is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaga
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onaga <3>
  • Centralia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Emmett
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Emmett is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmett <3>
  • Corning
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Circleville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Havensville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Soldier
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

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 Neuchatel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Neuchatel.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Neuchatel. 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 Neuchatel.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Neuchatel. See our Newspapers Page for Neuchatel.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Neuchatel ...

Looking for more information about Neuchatel? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Neuchatel, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Neuchatel.

Adding Neuchatel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Neuchatel in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Neuchatel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Neuchatel post office opened in 1864. The Neuchatel post office closed in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Neuchatel.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Nemaha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Neuchatel - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/