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Nearest Communities to Cambridge,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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 starting from Cambridge.<1>

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

Cambridge is located in Furnas County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Furnas County: Decatur (KS), Norton (KS), Frontier, Gosper, Harlan, Phelps & Red Willow.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 35 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Cambridge. Of these communities, 25 are located in counties other than Furnas 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 Cambridge (which is Furnas 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 Cambridge

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

  • Furnas County   (where Cambridge resides)
    • County Seat for Furnas:   Beaver City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cambridge   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cambridge.
      • Holbrook
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
        • Holbrook is located in Furnas County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holbrook <4>
      • Wilsonville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
        • Wilsonville is located in Furnas County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilsonville <4>
      • Arapahoe
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Hendley
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hendley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendley
        • Hendley is located in Furnas County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hendley <4>
      • Deerfield Corner
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerfield Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Corner
        • Deerfield Corner is located in Furnas County
      • Edison
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Beaver City
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hollinger
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollinger have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollinger
        • Hollinger is located in Furnas County
      • Precept
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Precept have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Precept
        • Precept is located in Furnas County
      • Oxford
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
        • Oxford is located in Furnas County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
  • Dawson County
  • Frontier County
    • County Website:   www.co.frontier.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Frontier:   Stockville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cambridge   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cambridge.
      • Freedom
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
        • Freedom is located in Frontier County
      • Orafino
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orafino
        • Orafino is located in Frontier County
      • Stockville
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Eustis
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eustis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eustis
        • Eustis is located in Frontier County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 369 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eustis <4>
      • Quick
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
        • Quick is located in Frontier County
      • Curtis
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Moorefield
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Gosper County
    • County Seat for Gosper:   Elwood
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cambridge   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cambridge.
      • Devils Gap
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devils Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Gap
        • Devils Gap is located in Gosper County
      • Elwood
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
        • Elwood is located in Gosper County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elwood <4>
      • Smithfield
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Harlan County
  • Red Willow County
    • County Website:   www.co.red-willow.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Red Willow:   McCook
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cambridge   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cambridge.
      • Bartley
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Indianola
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Shippee
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shippee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippee
        • Shippee is located in Red Willow County
      • Lebanon
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Red Willow
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Willow
        • Red Willow is located in Red Willow County
      • Danbury
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Marion
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
        • Marion is located in Red Willow County
      • McCook
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCook
        • McCook is located in Red Willow County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,499 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCook <4>
      • Perry
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
        • Perry is located in Red Willow County
  • Decatur County
    • County Seat for Decatur:   Oberlin (KS)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cambridge   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cambridge.
      • Lyle
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
        • Lyle is located in Decatur County (KS)
      • Cedar Bluffs
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bluffs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluffs
        • Cedar Bluffs is located in Decatur County (KS)
      • Norcatur
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcatur
        • Norcatur is located in Decatur County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
  • Norton 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 from Point A (ie- Cambridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cambridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2841, Longitude: -100.1705    
<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.




 

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