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Nearest Communities to Altona,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Altona.<1>

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

Altona is located in Wayne County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wayne County: Cedar, Cuming, Dixon, Madison, Pierce, Stanton & Thurston.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 52 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Altona. Of these communities, 47 are located in counties other than Wayne 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 Altona (which is Wayne 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 Altona

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

  • Wayne County   (where Altona resides)
    • County Website:   www.county.waynene.org/
    • County Seat for Wayne:   Wayne
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Altona   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Altona.
      • Wayne
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • 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 Wayne County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,758 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <4>
      • Winside
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Carroll
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carroll have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
        • Carroll is located in Wayne County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carroll <4>
      • Hoskins
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Sholes
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sholes
        • Sholes is located in Wayne County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
  • Burt County
  • Cedar County
    • County Website:   www.co.cedar.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Cedar:   Hartington
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Altona   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Altona.
      • Laurel
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Belden
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Randolph
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Coleridge
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coleridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleridge
        • Coleridge is located in Cedar County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coleridge <4>
  • Colfax County
    • County Website:   www.colfaxcounty.ne.gov/
    • County Seat for Colfax:   Schuyler
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Altona   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Altona.
      • Olean
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olean have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
        • Olean is located in Colfax County
      • Howells
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howells have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells
        • Howells is located in Colfax County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howells <4>
      • Clarkson
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
        • Clarkson is located in Colfax County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkson <4>
      • Leigh
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cuming County
    • County Website:   www.co.cuming.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Cuming:   West Point
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Altona   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Altona.
      • Wisner
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bismarck ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bismarck have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck
        • Bismarck is located in Cuming County
      • Beemer
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Aloys
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aloys
        • Aloys is located in Cuming County
      • Bancroft
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Monterey
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
        • Monterey is located in Cuming County
      • West Point
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
        • West Point is located in Cuming County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,237 people
        • West Point has also been known as:
        • Westpoint
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <4>
      • Saint Charles
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
        • Saint Charles is located in Cuming County
  • Dakota County
    • County Seat for Dakota:   Dakota City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Altona   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Altona.
      • Nacora
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nacora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacora
        • Nacora is located in Dakota County
      • Hubbard
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Goodwin
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodwin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin
        • Goodwin is located in Dakota County
      • Homer
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dixon County
    • County Website:   www.co.dixon.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Dixon:   Ponca
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Altona   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Altona.
      • Wakefield
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Emerson
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
        • Emerson is located in Dixon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emerson <4>
      • Concord
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
        • Concord is located in Dixon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <4>
      • Dixon
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Allen
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Waterbury
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Martinsburg
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
        • Martinsburg is located in Dixon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
  • Dodge County
    • County Website:   www.dodgecounty.ne.gov/
    • County Seat for Dodge:   Fremont
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Altona   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Altona.
      • Dodge
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
        • Dodge is located in Dodge County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodge <4>
      • Snyder
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snyder have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
        • Snyder is located in Dodge County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snyder <4>
      • Crowell
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowell
        • Crowell is located in Dodge County
  • Madison County
    • County Website:   www.co.madison.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Madison:   Madison
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Altona   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Altona.
      • Norfolk
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Warnerville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnerville
        • Warnerville is located in Madison County
      • Enola
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
        • Enola is located in Madison County
      • Madison
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
        • Madison is located in Madison County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,343 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
  • Pierce County
    • County Website:   www.co.pierce.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Pierce:   Pierce
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Altona   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Altona.
      • Hadar
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Wee Town
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wee Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wee Town
        • Wee Town is located in Pierce County
      • West Randolph ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Randolph
        • West Randolph is located in Pierce County
      • Pierce
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
        • Pierce is located in Pierce County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,734 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce <4>
  • Stanton County
    • County Website:   www.co.stanton.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Stanton:   Stanton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Altona   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Altona.
      • Pilger
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Spurville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spurville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurville
        • Spurville is located in Stanton County
      • Stanton
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Thurston County
    • County Seat for Thurston:   Pender
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Altona   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Altona.
      • Pender
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Thurston
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thurston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
        • Thurston is located in Thurston County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurston <4>
      • Rosalie
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosalie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosalie
        • Rosalie is located in Thurston County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosalie <4>
      • Walthill
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walthill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthill
        • Walthill is located in Thurston County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walthill <4>
      • Winnebago
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnebago have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnebago
        • Winnebago is located in Thurston County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnebago <4>

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Altona) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Altona. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1050, Longitude: -96.9923       In this case, the coordinates for Altona 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.




 

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