Welcome to Closter ...

Closter is located in Boone County<1>.

The location of Closter has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Closter, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Closter is 1,840 feet [561 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Closter lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Closter: (402) and (531)<4>

Communities Also Named Closter ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Closter - it's located in New Jersey.

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

Communities near Closter ...

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

• Albion
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Albion is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <5>
• Neligh
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neligh
  • Neligh is located in Antelope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,491 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neligh <5>
• Battle Creek
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
  • Battle Creek is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battle Creek <5>
• Tilden
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
  • Tilden is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilden <5>
• Newman Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Grove
  • Newman Grove is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newman Grove <5>
• Elgin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Elgin is located in Antelope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <5>
• Petersburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <5>
• Oakdale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
  • Oakdale is located in Antelope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <5>
• Meadow Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Grove
  • Meadow Grove is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadow Grove <5>
• Lindsay
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
  • Lindsay is located in Platte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindsay <5>

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 Closter. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Closter.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Closter. 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 Closter.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Closter ...

Looking for more information about Closter? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Closter, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Closter.

Adding Closter to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Closter in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Closter was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Closter post office opened in 1880.

We also found Closter on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Closter.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Closter. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Boone County: www.co.boone.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/