Nearest Communities to Briggs,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Briggs, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Briggs:
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.
Briggs is located in Douglas County.
The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Douglas County: Pottawattamie (IA), Dodge, Sarpy, Saunders & Washington.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 140 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Briggs. Of these communities, 114 are located in counties other than Douglas 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 Briggs (which is Douglas 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 Briggs
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Douglas County (where Briggs resides)
- County Website: https://www.douglascounty-ne.gov/
- County Seat for Douglas: Omaha
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Briggs ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Briggs.
- Debolt
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Debolt is located in Douglas County
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- Beechwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beechwood is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Home Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Home Park is located in Douglas County
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- Irvington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Irvington is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Garden Valley Courts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Garden Valley Courts is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley Courts
- 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
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <3>
- Maplewood Estates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood Estates is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Estates
- East Omaha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Omaha is located in Douglas County
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- Green Meadows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green Meadows is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Boys Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ralston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lane is located in Douglas County
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- Omaha Regency
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Omaha Regency is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha Regency
- Millard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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)
- Skyline
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Skyline is located in Douglas County
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- King Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- King Lake is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Lake
- Rellers Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rellers Park is located in Douglas County
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- Waterloo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lake Platte View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Platte View is located in Douglas County
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- Venice
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Venice is located in Douglas County
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- Mercer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mercer is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Cass County
- County Website: https://www.casscountyne.gov/
- County Seat for Cass: Plattsmouth
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Briggs ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Briggs.
- Cullom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cullom is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
- Cedar Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Oreapolis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Oreapolis is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreapolis
- Plattsmouth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Louisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mynard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mynard is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mynard
- South Bend
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Manley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Murray
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rock Bluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rock Bluff is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
- Dodge County
- County Website: https://dodgecounty.nebraska.gov/
- County Seat for Dodge: Fremont
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Briggs ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Briggs.
- Fontanelle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fontanelle is located in Dodge County
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- Telbasta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Telbasta is located in Dodge County
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- Fremont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Paradise Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Paradise Estates is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Estates
- Inglewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Inglewood is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
- Nickerson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sarpy County
- County Website: https://www.sarpy.gov/
- County Seat for Sarpy: Papillion
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Briggs ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Briggs.
- La Vista
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Portal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Portal is located in Sarpy County
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- Avery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Avery is located in Sarpy County
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- Papillion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chalco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bellevue
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gilmore Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gilmore Junction is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Junction
- Gilmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gilmore is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Rumsey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rumsey is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
- Capehart
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Capehart is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capehart
- Fort Crook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fort Crook is located in Sarpy County
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- Paradise Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Paradise Park is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
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- Fairview ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Richfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gretna
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- La Platte
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- La Platte is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Platte
- Springfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Melia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Melia is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melia
- Plattford ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Plattford is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattford
- Meadow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Meadow is located in Sarpy County
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- Beacon View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beacon View is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon View
- Linoma Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Linoma Beach is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linoma Beach
- Saunders County
- County Website: https://saunderscounty.ne.gov/
- County Seat for Saunders: Wahoo
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Briggs ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Briggs.
- Leshara
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Yutan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wann
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wann is located in Saunders County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wann
- Woodcliff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Woodcliff is located in Saunders County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcliff
- Riverside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Saunders County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Abel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Abel is located in Saunders County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Mead
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ashland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Memphis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ithaca
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County
- County Website: https://www.washingtoncountyne.gov/
- County Seat for Washington: Blair
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Briggs ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Briggs.
- Nashville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Nashville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Fort Calhoun
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- 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)
- Kennard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blair
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Orum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Orum is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orum
- Arlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Herman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Admah ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Admah is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admah
- Harrison County
- County Website: https://harrisoncounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Harrison: Logan (IA)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Briggs ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Briggs.
- Findley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Findley is located in Harrison County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findley
- 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
- Euclid
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Euclid is located in Harrison County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Missouri Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beebeetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beebeetown is located in Harrison County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebeetown
- Modale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Orton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Orton is located in Harrison County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orton
- Calhoun
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Calhoun is located in Harrison County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Crisp
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crisp is located in Harrison County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
- Hard Scratch
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hard Scratch is located in Harrison County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard Scratch
- Logan
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Logan is located in Harrison County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,403 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <3>
- Union Burg ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Union Burg is located in Harrison County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Burg
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- Magnolia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Harrison County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Mondamin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Yorkshire
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yorkshire is located in Harrison County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Echo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Echo is located in Harrison County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Persia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Persia is located in Harrison County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Willett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Willett is located in Harrison County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willett
- Magill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Magill is located in Harrison County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magill
- Orson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Orson is located in Harrison County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orson
- Woodbine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mills County
- County Website: https://www.millscountyiowa.gov/
- County Seat for Mills: Glenwood (IA)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Briggs ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Briggs.
- Hentons ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hentons is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentons
- Folsom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Folsom is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Mineola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pacific City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pacific City is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
- Glenwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pacific Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mills is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- Balfour
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Balfour is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balfour
- Hillsdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Burr Oak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Burr Oak is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
- Pottawattamie County
- County Website: https://www.pottcounty-ia.gov/
- County Seat for Pottawattamie: Council Bluffs (IA)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Briggs ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Briggs.
- Clara
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clara is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Carter Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ascot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ascot is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ascot
- 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
- Council Bluffs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grable
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grable is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grable
- Chautauqua
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chautauqua is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Loveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Loveland is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
- Gilliatt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gilliatt is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliatt
- 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
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- McClelland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Quick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Quick is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
- Underwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dumfries
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dumfries is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
- Peter
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Peter is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter
- Bentley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bentley is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
- Neola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Neola is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neola <3>
- Treynor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Treynor is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treynor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 967 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Treynor <3>
- York Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- York Center is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Center
- Minden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Minden is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minden <3>
- Taylor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Taylor is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Shelby County
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- Briggs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |