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Nearest Communities to Charlestown,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community 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.

Please note 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Charlestown is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day York County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of York County: Butler, Clay, Fillmore, Hamilton, Polk, Saline & Seward.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 65 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Charlestown. Of these communities, 52 are located in counties other than York County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Charlestown (which is York 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 Charlestown

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

  • York County   (where Charlestown resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.yorkcounty.ne.gov/
    • County Seat for York:   York
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Charlestown   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Charlestown.
      • Knox
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Knox is located in York County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
      • Bradshaw
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • York
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lushton
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Lushton is located in York County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lushton
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
      • Henderson
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • McCool Junction
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Mapps
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Mapps is located in York County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapps
      • Houston
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Houston is located in York County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
      • Benedict
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Waco
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Arborville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Arborville is located in York County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arborville
      • Thayer
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Thayer is located in York County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
      • Gresham
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Butler County
  • Clay County
    • County Website:   https://claycounty.ne.gov/
    • County Seat for Clay:   Clay Center
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Charlestown   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Charlestown.
      • Sutton
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Saronville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Verona
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Verona is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
      • Harvard
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Clay Center
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Ong
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Fillmore County
    • County Website:   https://fillmorecountyne.gov/
    • County Seat for Fillmore:   Geneva
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Charlestown   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Charlestown.
      • Grafton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Bixby
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Bixby is located in Fillmore County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
      • Fairmont
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Exeter
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Sawyer ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Sawyer is located in Fillmore County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
      • Burress
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Burress is located in Fillmore County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burress
      • Geneva
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Townhall
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Townhall is located in Fillmore County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townhall
      • Martland
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Martland is located in Fillmore County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martland
      • Shickley
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Milligan
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Strang
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Ohiowa
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hamilton County
    • County Website:   https://hamiltoncountyne.gov/
    • County Seat for Hamilton:   Aurora
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Charlestown   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Charlestown.
      • Hampton
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Stockham
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Stockham is located in Hamilton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockham
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
      • Aurora
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Kronborg
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Kronborg is located in Hamilton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kronborg
      • Hordville
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Marquette
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Murphy
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Murphy is located in Hamilton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
      • Overland
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Overland is located in Hamilton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland
      • Giltner
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Phillips
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Merrick County
    • County Website:   https://merrickcounty.ne.gov/
    • County Seat for Merrick:   Central City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Charlestown   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Charlestown.
      • Riverside Park
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Riverside Park is located in Merrick County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
      • Heber
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Heber is located in Merrick County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber
      • Central City
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Paddock
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Paddock is located in Merrick County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock
      • Clarks
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Chapman
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Hord
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Hord is located in Merrick County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
      • Lockwood
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Lockwood is located in Merrick County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
  • Polk County
    • County Website:   https://polkcounty.nebraska.gov/
    • County Seat for Polk:   Osceola
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Charlestown   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Charlestown.
      • Polk
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Durant
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Durant is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
      • Stromsburg
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Swedehome
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Swedehome is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedehome
      • Osceola
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Shelby
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Saline County
  • Seward County
    • County Website:   https://www.sewardcountyne.gov/
    • County Seat for Seward:   Seward
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Charlestown   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Charlestown.
      • Utica
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Cordova
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Beaver Crossing
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Goehner
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Tamora
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Tamora is located in Seward County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamora
      • Marysville ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Marysville is located in Seward County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
      • Staplehurst
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Charlestown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Charlestown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
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