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Welcome to Caldwell ...

So far, we found very little information about Caldwell. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Caldwell to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Caldwell, please Contact Us.


Caldwell would have been located within present day Scotts Bluff County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Caldwell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Caldwell is 4,090 feet [1,247 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Caldwell is about ¾ mile [or 1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Caldwell was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Caldwell was located: 308

Communities Also Named Caldwell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 35 communities that are also named Caldwell - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas, California, Georgia (3), Idaho, Illinois (2), Kansas (3), Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (3), Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Caldwell.

Communities near Caldwell ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Caldwell.

  • Scottsbluff
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Gering
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Gering is located in Scotts Bluff County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gering
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,061 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gering <4>
  • Torrington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mitchell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Terrytown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Terrytown is located in Scotts Bluff County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrytown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,163 people
  • Morrill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lyman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Lyman is located in Scotts Bluff County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyman <4>
  • Yoder
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Yoder is located in Goshen County (WY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yoder <4>
  • Henry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Scoville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Scoville is located in Scotts Bluff County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scoville

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Caldwell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Caldwell.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Caldwell. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Caldwell.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Caldwell. See our Newspapers Page for Caldwell.

Adding Caldwell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Caldwell in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Caldwell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Caldwell post office opened in 1890. The Caldwell post office closed in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Caldwell.

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 Caldwell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Scotts Bluff, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Caldwell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/