Welcome to Dannebrog ...

The village of Dannebrog is located in Howard County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dannebrog, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Dannebrog has a population of 302 people<3> (see below for details).

Dannebrog is 1,850 feet [564 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Dannebrog lies within the (308) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Dannebrog had an population of 302 people. This is a decrease of 0.33% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 14.2% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Dannebrog had a population of 303 people. This makes Dannebrog the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Dannebrog represents 0.02% of the population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 276th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 303 people, the population of Dannebrog decreased 13.92% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 352 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Dannebrog.

Communities near Dannebrog ...

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

• Grand Island
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Island
  • Grand Island is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Island <5>
• Saint Paul
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Saint Paul is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paul <5>
• Cairo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
  • Cairo is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <5>
• Alda
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alda
  • Alda is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alda <5>
• Palmer
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
  • Palmer is located in Merrick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmer <5>
• Elba
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
  • Elba is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elba <5>
• Howard City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard City
  • Howard City is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
• Ashton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
  • Ashton is located in Sherman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashton <5>
• Farwell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
  • Farwell is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farwell <5>
• Rockville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Sherman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <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 Dannebrog. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dannebrog.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dannebrog ...

Looking for more information about Dannebrog? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Dannebrog, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Dannebrog.

Adding Dannebrog to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dannebrog 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 Dannebrog was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Dannebrog post office opened in 1874.

We also found Dannebrog in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dannebrog.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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