Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Briggs had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Briggs, with the one closest to Briggs listed first.
- Irvington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Irvington is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Omaha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Omaha is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478,393 people
- Omaha has also been known as:
- Omaha City
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- Crescent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fort Calhoun
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bennington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- South Omaha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- South Omaha is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Omaha
- Council Bluffs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Honey Creek is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- De Soto ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- De Soto is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- De Soto has also been known as:
- DeSoto
- Washington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Loveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Loveland is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
- Millard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Portal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Portal is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
- Chalco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Papillion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Avery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Avery is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Weston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Weston is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Pigeon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Kennard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elk City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Elk City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Elkhorn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gilmore is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Bellevue
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Blair
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- California Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- California Junction is located in Harrison County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Junction
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Briggs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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