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Nearest Communities to Cook,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small village in the southwest 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 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.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Cook.<1>

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

Cook is located in Johnson County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Johnson County: Gage, Lancaster, Nemaha, Otoe & Pawnee.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 88 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Cook. Of these communities, 80 are located in counties other than Johnson 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 Cook (which is Johnson 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 Cook

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

  • Johnson County   (where Cook resides)
    • County Website:   https://johnsoncounty.ne.gov/
    • County Seat for Johnson:   Tecumseh
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cook   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cook.
      • Helena ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Helena is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
      • Graf ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Graf is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graf
      • Tecumseh
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Saint Mary
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Saint Mary is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary
      • Sterling
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Vesta
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Vesta is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
      • Elk Creek
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Crab Orchard
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Cass County
    • County Website:   https://www.casscountyne.gov/
    • County Seat for Cass:   Plattsmouth
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cook   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cook.
      • Avoca
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Elmwood
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Nehawka
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Weeping Water
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Union
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Eagle
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Wabash
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Wabash is located in Cass County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
      • Alvo
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Manley
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Todd
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Todd is located in Cass County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
      • Murdock
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Kanosha ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Kanosha is located in Cass County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanosha
      • Murray
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Gage County
  • Lancaster County
    • County Website:   https://www.lancaster.ne.gov/
    • County Seat for Lancaster:   Lincoln
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cook   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cook.
      • Pella ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Pella is located in Lancaster County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
      • Panama
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Bennet
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Firth
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Firth is located in Lancaster County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firth
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Firth <3>
      • Holland
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Holland is located in Lancaster County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Hickman
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Cheney
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Cheney is located in Lancaster County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheney
      • Pine Lake
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Pine Lake is located in Lancaster County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
      • Walton
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
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        • Hanlon
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Hanlon is located in Lancaster County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlon
        • Princeton
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Princeton is located in Lancaster County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
        • Roca
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Roca is located in Lancaster County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roca
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roca <3>
        • Jamaica
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Jamaica is located in Lancaster County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica
        • Prairie Home
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Prairie Home is located in Lancaster County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
        • Saltillo
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Saltillo is located in Lancaster County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
  • Nemaha County
    • County Website:   https://nemahacountyne.gov/
    • County Seat for Nemaha:   Auburn
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cook   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cook.
      • Brock
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Johnson
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Glenrock
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Glenrock is located in Nemaha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenrock
      • Rohrs
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Rohrs is located in Nemaha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrs
      • Julian
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Julian is located in Nemaha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
      • Auburn
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Peru
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Howe
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Howe is located in Nemaha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
      • Brownville
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Nemaha
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Nemaha is located in Nemaha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
        • Nemaha has also been known as:
        • Nemaha City
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nemaha <3>
  • Otoe County
    • County Website:   https://otoecountyne.gov/
    • County Seat for Otoe:   Nebraska City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cook   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cook.
      • Tangeman
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Tangeman is located in Otoe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangeman
      • Talmage
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Burr
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Cio ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Cio is located in Otoe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cio
      • Lorton
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Syracuse
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Dunbar
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Douglas
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Unadilla
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Otoe
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Elberon
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Elberon is located in Otoe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberon
      • Paul
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Paul is located in Otoe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
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        • Palmyra
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Nebraska City
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Wyoming
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Wyoming is located in Otoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
        • Minersville
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Minersville is located in Otoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
  • Pawnee County
    • County Website:   https://pawneecountyne.gov/
    • County Seat for Pawnee:   Pawnee City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cook   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cook.
      • Mayberry
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Mayberry is located in Pawnee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
      • Steinauer
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Lewiston
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Table Rock
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Tate ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Tate is located in Pawnee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate
      • Burchard
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Violet ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Violet is located in Pawnee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
      • Pawnee City
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Armour ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Armour is located in Pawnee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
  • Richardson County
  • Fremont County
    • County Website:   https://www.fremontcountyia.gov/
    • County Seat for Fremont:   Sidney (IA)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cook   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cook.
      • East Port ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • East Port is located in Fremont County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Port
      • Payne
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Payne is located in Fremont County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
      • Eureka
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Eureka is located in Fremont County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Percival
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Hamburg
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Hamburg is located in Fremont County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,041 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <3>
      • McPaul
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • McPaul is located in Fremont County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPaul
      • Thurman
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Thurman is located in Fremont County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
  • Atchison County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.