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Nearest Communities to Thornburg,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Thornburg.<1>

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

Thornburg 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 42 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Thornburg. Of these communities, 29 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 Thornburg (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 Thornburg

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

  • Smith County   (where Thornburg resides)
    • County Seat for Smith:   Smith Center
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Thornburg   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Thornburg.
      • Womer
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womer
        • Womer is located in Smith County
      • Reamsville
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamsville
        • Reamsville is located in Smith County
      • Cora
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
        • Cora is located in Smith County
      • Smith Center
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Bellaire
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
        • Bellaire is located in Smith County
      • Athol
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
        • Athol is located in Smith County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
      • Lebanon
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Kensington
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington
        • Kensington is located in Smith County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
      • Gaylord
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Cedar
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      • Harlan
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
        • Harlan is located in Smith County
      • Claudell
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claudell
        • Claudell is located in Smith County
      • Dispatch
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dispatch
        • Dispatch is located in Smith County
  • Jewell County
    • County Seat for Jewell:   Mankato
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Thornburg   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Thornburg.
      • Esbon
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • 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
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • 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
      • Otego
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • 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
      • Wesley Center
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • 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
      • Dentonia
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • 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
      • Burr Oak
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • 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
      • Ionia
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • 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
  • Osborne County
  • Phillips County
    • County Website:   www.phillipscounty.org/
    • County Seat for Phillips:   Phillipsburg
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Thornburg   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Thornburg.
      • Agra
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
        • Agra is located in Phillips County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
      • Gretna
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gretna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
        • Gretna is located in Phillips County
      • Kirwin
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Rawlins County
  • Franklin County
    • County Seat for Franklin:   Franklin (NE)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Thornburg   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Thornburg.
      • Riverton
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riverton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
        • Riverton is located in Franklin County (NE)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <4>
      • Franklin
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
        • Franklin is located in Franklin County (NE)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
      • Bloomington
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Macon
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
        • Macon is located in Franklin County (NE)
      • Naponee
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naponee
        • Naponee is located in Franklin County (NE)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naponee <4>
      • Campbell
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Campbell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
        • Campbell is located in Franklin County (NE)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbell <4>
      • Upland
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
        • Upland is located in Franklin County (NE)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upland <4>
      • Hildreth
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Harlan County
  • Webster County
    • County Website:   www.co.webster.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Webster:   Red Cloud (NE)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Thornburg   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Thornburg.
      • Inavale
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Red Cloud
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Amboy
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
        • Amboy is located in Webster County (NE)
      • Lester Junction
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lester Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Junction
        • Lester Junction is located in Webster County (NE)
      • Pawnee Village
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • 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)
      • Cowles
        (23 miles [37 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
      • Guide Rock
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • 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>
      • Bladen
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladen
        • Bladen is located in Webster County (NE)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bladen <4>

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Thornburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Thornburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9445, Longitude: -98.7862       In this case, the coordinates for Thornburg 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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