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Nearest Communities to Bristow,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small village in the southwest 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 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 west 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.<1>

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

Bristow is located in Boyd County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Boyd County: Holt, Keya Paha, Knox, Rock, Charles Mix (SD) & Gregory (SD).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 49 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Bristow. Of these communities, 40 are located in counties other than Boyd 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 Bristow (which is Boyd 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 Bristow

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

  • Boyd County   (where Bristow resides)
  • Holt County
    • County Website:   www.co.holt.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Holt:   O'Neill
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bristow   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bristow.
      • Paddock
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paddock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock
        • Paddock is located in Holt County
      • Anncar
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anncar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anncar
        • Anncar is located in Holt County
      • Redbird
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Meek
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meek
        • Meek is located in Holt County
      • Midway
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
        • Midway is located in Holt County
      • Catalpa ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catalpa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalpa
        • Catalpa is located in Holt County
      • Dorsey
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorsey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
        • Dorsey is located in Holt County
      • Opportunity
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Opportunity have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opportunity
        • Opportunity is located in Holt County
      • Star
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Dustin
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • O'Neill
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Wilson Ranch
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Ranch
          • Wilson Ranch is located in Holt County
        • Cleveland ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cleveland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
          • Cleveland is located in Holt County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Cleveland
          • From Bristow to Cleveland
        • Emmet
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
          • Emmet is located in Holt County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmet <4>
        • Atkinson
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
          • Atkinson is located in Holt County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,221 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atkinson <4>
  • Knox County
    • County Website:   www.co.knox.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Knox:   Center
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bristow   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bristow.
      • Knoxville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
        • Knoxville is located in Knox County
      • Verdel
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Pishelville ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Dukeville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jelen
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • 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
      • Ponca
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • 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
      • Walnut
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Niobrara
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Bon Homme County
  • Charles Mix County
    • County Seat for Charles Mix:   Lake Andes (SD)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bristow   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bristow.
      • Greenwood
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
        • Greenwood is located in Charles Mix County (SD)
        • Estimated population in 2014: 7 people
      • Marty
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Pickstown
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Lake Andes
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Andes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Andes
        • Lake Andes is located in Charles Mix County (SD)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Andes <4>
      • Ravinia
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravinia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravinia
        • Ravinia is located in Charles Mix County (SD)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravinia <4>
      • Wagner
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wagner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner
        • Wagner is located in Charles Mix County (SD)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wagner <4>
      • Dezera
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dezera have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dezera
        • Dezera is located in Charles Mix County (SD)
      • Dante
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dante have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
        • Dante is located in Charles Mix County (SD)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dante <4>
      • Wheeler ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheeler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
        • Wheeler is located in Charles Mix County (SD)
      • Geddes
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geddes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geddes
        • Geddes is located in Charles Mix County (SD)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geddes <4>
  • Gregory County

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bristow) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bristow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8428, Longitude: -98.5847    
<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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