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Nearest Communities to Bloomfield,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southeast 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 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.

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

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

Bloomfield is located in Knox County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Knox County: Antelope, Boyd, Cedar, Holt, Pierce, Bon Homme (SD), Charles Mix (SD) & Yankton (SD).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 60 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Bloomfield. Of these communities, 42 are located in counties other than Knox 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 Bloomfield (which is Knox 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 Bloomfield

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

  • Knox County   (where Bloomfield resides)
    • County Website:   www.co.knox.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Knox:   Center
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bloomfield   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bloomfield.
      • Wausa
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wausa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausa
        • Wausa is located in Knox County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wausa <4>
      • Midland
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
        • Midland is located in Knox County
      • Lindy
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Crofton
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crofton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
        • Crofton is located in Knox County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crofton <4>
      • Tewsville ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tewsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tewsville
        • Tewsville is located in Knox County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Tewsville
        • From Bloomfield to Tewsville
      • Center
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
        • Center is located in Knox County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center <4>
      • Bazile Mills
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Creighton
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sparta
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
        • Sparta is located in Knox County
      • Winnetoon
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Santee
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santee
        • Santee is located in Knox County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
      • Verdigre
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Niobrara
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Ponca
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponca
          • Ponca is located in Knox County
        • Dukeville
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Jelen
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jelen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelen
          • Jelen is located in Knox County
        • Walnut
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Pishelville ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Antelope County
    • County Website:   www.co.antelope.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Antelope:   Neligh
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bloomfield   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bloomfield.
      • Brunswick
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brunswick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
        • Brunswick is located in Antelope County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <4>
      • Royal
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
        • Royal is located in Antelope County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal <4>
  • Cedar County
    • County Website:   www.co.cedar.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Cedar:   Hartington
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bloomfield   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bloomfield.
      • Pleasant Valley
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
        • Pleasant Valley is located in Cedar County
      • Constance
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Magnet
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
        • Magnet is located in Cedar County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnet <4>
      • Fordyce
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fordyce have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
        • Fordyce is located in Cedar County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordyce <4>
      • Menominee
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menominee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menominee
        • Menominee is located in Cedar County
      • Hartington
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartington
        • Hartington is located in Cedar County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,469 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartington <4>
      • Aten
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Bow Valley
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • South Yankton
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Yankton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Yankton
        • South Yankton is located in Cedar County
      • Randolph
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Coleridge
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • 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>
      • Saint Helena
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helena
        • Saint Helena is located in Cedar County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Helena <4>
      • Continue List   (5 more) ...
        • Belden
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Saint James
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint James have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
          • Saint James is located in Cedar County
        • Bow Valley Mills
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bow Valley Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Valley Mills
          • Bow Valley Mills is located in Cedar County
        • Wynot
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Laurel
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Pierce County
    • County Website:   www.co.pierce.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Pierce:   Pierce
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bloomfield   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bloomfield.
      • Osmond
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Breslau
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • McLean
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Plainview
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
        • Plainview is located in Pierce County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,197 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <4>
      • West Randolph ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • 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
      • Foster
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Pierce
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • 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>
      • Wee Town
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • 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
  • Wayne County
  • Bon Homme County
    • County Seat for Bon Homme:   Tyndall (SD)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bloomfield   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bloomfield.
      • Bon Homme Colony
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bon Homme Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Homme Colony
        • Bon Homme Colony is located in Bon Homme County (SD)
      • Springfield
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
        • Springfield is located in Bon Homme County (SD)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
      • Tabor
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Kingsburg
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsburg
        • Kingsburg is located in Bon Homme County (SD)
        • Estimated population in 2014: 697 people
      • Perkins
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Perkins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
        • Perkins is located in Bon Homme County (SD)
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Perkins
        • From Bloomfield to Perkins
      • Tyndall
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Yankton County
    • County Website:   www.co.yankton.sd.us/
    • County Seat for Yankton:   Yankton (SD)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bloomfield   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bloomfield.
      • Fairview Heights
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Heights
        • Fairview Heights is located in Yankton County (SD)
        • Estimated population in 2014: 77 people
      • Oak Hills Addition
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hills Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills Addition
        • Oak Hills Addition is located in Yankton County (SD)
        • Estimated population in 2014: 23 people
      • Lakeport
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
        • Lakeport is located in Yankton County (SD)
      • Yankton
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Napa Junction
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Napa Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napa Junction
        • Napa Junction is located in Yankton County (SD)
      • Utica
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Utica have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
        • Utica is located in Yankton County (SD)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <4>
      • Mission Hill
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lesterville
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lesterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesterville
        • Lesterville is located in Yankton County (SD)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lesterville <4>

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bloomfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bloomfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5989, Longitude: -97.6456    
<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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