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Nearest Communities to Cortland,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small village in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Cortland is located in Gage County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Gage County: Marshall (KS), Washington (KS), Jefferson, Johnson, Lancaster, Otoe, Pawnee & Saline.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 95 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Cortland. Of these communities, 80 are located in counties other than Gage 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 Cortland (which is Gage 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 Cortland

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

  • Gage County   (where Cortland resides)
  • Cass County
    • County Website:   https://www.casscountyne.gov/
    • County Seat for Cass:   Plattsmouth
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cortland   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cortland.
      • Eagle
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
        • Eagle is located in Cass County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle <3>
      • Alvo
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvo
        • Alvo is located in Cass County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvo <3>
  • Jefferson County
  • Johnson County
  • Lancaster County
    • County Website:   https://www.lancaster.ne.gov/
    • County Seat for Lancaster:   Lincoln
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cortland   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cortland.
      • Princeton
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Princeton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
        • Princeton is located in Lancaster County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Princeton
        • From Cortland to Princeton
      • Hallam
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Firth
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Sprague
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Holland
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Martell
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Hickman
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Centerville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
        • Centerville is located in Lancaster County
      • Hanlon
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanlon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlon
        • Hanlon is located in Lancaster County
      • Roca
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roca have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roca
        • Roca is located in Lancaster County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roca <3>
      • Kramer
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Pella ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pella have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
        • Pella is located in Lancaster County
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        • Panama
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jamaica
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamaica have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica
          • Jamaica is located in Lancaster County
        • Saltillo
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saltillo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
          • Saltillo is located in Lancaster County
        • Rokeby
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rokeby have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rokeby
          • Rokeby is located in Lancaster County
        • Bennet
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Berks
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Cheney
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Pine Lake
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Yankee Hill ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Hill
          • Yankee Hill is located in Lancaster County
        • Denton
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • College View
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Cushman
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cushman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
          • Cushman is located in Lancaster County
        • Lincoln
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Walton
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Bethany
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
          • Bethany is located in Lancaster County
        • Countryside Estates
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Countryside Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Estates
          • Countryside Estates is located in Lancaster County
        • Emerald
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Gaslight Village
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaslight Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
          • Gaslight Village is located in Lancaster County
        • Woodlawn Estates
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Estates
          • Woodlawn Estates is located in Lancaster County
        • Belmont
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • University Place
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
          • University Place is located in Lancaster County
        • West Lincoln
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Havelock
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Huskerville
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huskerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huskerville
          • Huskerville is located in Lancaster County
        • Mark IV Estates
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mark IV Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark IV Estates
          • Mark IV Estates is located in Lancaster County
        • Arbor
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arbor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor
          • Arbor is located in Lancaster County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Arbor
          • From Cortland to Arbor
        • Marian Center
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marian Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marian Center
          • Marian Center is located in Lancaster County
        • Prairie Home
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Woodlawn
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
          • Woodlawn is located in Lancaster County
        • Malcolm
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Waverly
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Otoe County
  • Pawnee County
    • County Website:   https://pawneecountyne.gov/
    • County Seat for Pawnee:   Pawnee City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Cortland   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Cortland.
      • Lewiston
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Tate ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tate have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate
        • Tate is located in Pawnee County
      • Mayberry
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayberry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
        • Mayberry is located in Pawnee County
      • Armour ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armour have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
        • Armour is located in Pawnee County
  • Saline County
  • Seward 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cortland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cortland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5068, Longitude: -96.7060    
<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.
<4>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.