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Nearest Communities to Bower,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

Keep in mind 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Bower is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Jefferson County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jefferson County: Republic (KS), Washington (KS), Fillmore, Gage, Saline & Thayer.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 74 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Bower. Of these communities, 58 are located in counties other than Jefferson County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Bower (which is Jefferson 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 Bower

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

  • Jefferson County   (where Bower resides)
    • County Website:   https://jeffersoncounty.nebraska.gov/
    • County Seat for Jefferson:   Fairbury
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bower   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bower.
      • Helvey
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Helvey is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvey
      • Hedrix
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Hedrix is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrix
      • Powell
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Powell is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
      • Daykin
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jansen
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Fairbury
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Gladstone
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Gladstone is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
      • Plymouth
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Meridian ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Meridian is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
      • Harbine
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Harbine is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbine
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
      • Endicott
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Thompson
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Thompson is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Continue List   (4 more) ...
        • Rudy
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Rudy is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudy
        • Diller
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Reynolds
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Steele City
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fillmore County
    • County Website:   https://fillmorecountyne.gov/
    • County Seat for Fillmore:   Geneva
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bower   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bower.
      • Ohiowa
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Milligan
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Strang
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Townhall
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Townhall is located in Fillmore County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townhall
      • Burress
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Burress is located in Fillmore County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burress
      • Geneva
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Exeter
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Martland
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Martland is located in Fillmore County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martland
      • Sawyer ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Sawyer is located in Fillmore County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
      • Shickley
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Gage County
    • County Website:   https://gagecountyne.gov/
    • County Seat for Gage:   Beatrice
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bower   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bower.
      • Ellis
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Ellis is located in Gage County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
      • Hoag
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Hoag is located in Gage County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoag
      • Beatrice
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Glenover
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Glenover is located in Gage County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenover
      • Clatonia
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lanham
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Lanham is located in Gage County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
      • Odell
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Pickrell
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Krider
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Krider is located in Gage County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krider
      • Holmesville
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Blue Springs
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Wymore
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Rockford
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Rockford is located in Gage County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
      • Cortland
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lancaster County
  • Saline County
    • County Website:   https://salinecountyne.gov/
    • County Seat for Saline:   Wilber
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bower   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bower.
      • Western
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Swanton
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Tobias
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • De Witt
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Wilber
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasant Hill
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Pleasant Hill is located in Saline County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Shestak
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Shestak is located in Saline County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shestak
      • Dorchester
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Friend
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Crete
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Thayer County
    • County Website:   https://thayercountyne.gov/
    • County Seat for Thayer:   Hebron
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bower   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bower.
      • Alexandria
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Gilead
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Williams ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Williams is located in Thayer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
      • Belvidere
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Bruning
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Hebron
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Hubbell
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Stoddard ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Stoddard is located in Thayer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
      • Carleton
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Chester
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Deshler
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Republic County
  • Washington County
    • County Website:   https://washingtoncountyks.gov/
    • County Seat for Washington:   Washington (KS)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bower   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bower.
      • Hollenberg
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Hollenberg is located in Washington County (KS)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollenberg
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
      • Mahaska
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Mahaska is located in Washington County (KS)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahaska
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
      • Lanham
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Lanham is located in Washington County (KS)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
      • Spence
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Spence is located in Washington County (KS)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
      • Blocker ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Blocker is located in Washington County (KS)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocker
      • Haddam
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Haddam is located in Washington County (KS)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddam
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
        • Haddam has also been known as:
        • Haddam City
        • West Haddam
      • Morrowville
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Morrowville is located in Washington County (KS)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrowville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
      • Hanover
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Hanover is located in Washington County (KS)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <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 from Point A (ie- Bower) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bower, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.