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Nearest Communities to Elk Creek,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

Keep in mind 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.


Elk Creek 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 82 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Elk Creek. Of these communities, 74 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 Elk Creek (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 Elk Creek

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

  • Johnson County   (where Elk Creek resides)
    • County Website:   www.co.johnson.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Johnson:   Tecumseh
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Elk Creek   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Elk Creek.
      • Tecumseh
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Graf ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graf have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graf
        • Graf is located in Johnson County
      • Vesta
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
        • Vesta is located in Johnson County
      • Saint Mary
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary
        • Saint Mary is located in Johnson County
      • Cook
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
        • Cook is located in Johnson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cook <3>
      • Crab Orchard
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
        • Crab Orchard is located in Johnson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crab Orchard <3>
      • Helena ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
        • Helena is located in Johnson County
      • Sterling
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Gage County
    • County Website:   www.co.gage.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Gage:   Beatrice
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Elk Creek   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Elk Creek.
      • Virginia
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
        • Virginia is located in Gage County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia <3>
      • Filley
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Adams
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
        • Adams is located in Gage County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <3>
      • Liberty
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Rockford
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
        • Rockford is located in Gage County
      • Badger
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Badger have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
        • Badger is located in Gage County
      • Barneston
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Holmesville
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Blue Springs
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Wymore
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Lancaster County
    • County Website:   www.lancaster.ne.gov/
    • County Seat for Lancaster:   Lincoln
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Elk Creek   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Elk Creek.
      • Pella ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • 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
      • Panama
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Firth
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firth
        • Firth is located in Lancaster County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Firth <3>
  • Nemaha County
    • County Seat for Nemaha:   Auburn
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Elk Creek   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Elk Creek.
      • Johnson
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
        • Johnson is located in Nemaha County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson <3>
      • Rohrs
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrs
        • Rohrs is located in Nemaha County
      • Howe
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
        • Howe is located in Nemaha County
      • Auburn
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
        • Auburn is located in Nemaha County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,342 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <3>
      • Brock
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Glenrock
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenrock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenrock
        • Glenrock is located in Nemaha County
      • Julian
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Julian have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
        • Julian is located in Nemaha County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
      • Nemaha
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
        • Nemaha is located in Nemaha County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
        • Nemaha has also been known as:
        • Nemaha City
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nemaha <3>
      • Peru
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Brownville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Saint Deroin ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Deroin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Deroin
        • Saint Deroin is located in Nemaha County
  • Otoe County
    • County Website:   www.co.otoe.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Otoe:   Nebraska City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Elk Creek   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Elk Creek.
      • Talmage
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Tangeman
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tangeman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangeman
        • Tangeman is located in Otoe County
      • Burr
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burr have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr
        • Burr is located in Otoe County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burr <3>
      • Cio ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cio have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cio
        • Cio is located in Otoe County
      • Lorton
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Paul
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
        • Paul is located in Otoe County
      • Syracuse
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Douglas
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Dunbar
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunbar have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
        • Dunbar is located in Otoe County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunbar <3>
      • Elberon
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elberon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberon
        • Elberon is located in Otoe County
      • Minersville
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
        • Minersville is located in Otoe County
      • Unadilla
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
        • Unadilla is located in Otoe County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <3>
      • Otoe
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otoe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otoe
        • Otoe is located in Otoe County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otoe <3>
      • Nebraska City
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pawnee County
    • County Website:   www.co.pawnee.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Pawnee:   Pawnee City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Elk Creek   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Elk Creek.
      • Table Rock
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Steinauer
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Mayberry
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • 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
      • Pawnee City
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Violet ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Violet have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
        • Violet is located in Pawnee County
      • Lewiston
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewiston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
        • Lewiston is located in Pawnee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <3>
      • Burchard
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Du Bois
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Tate ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • 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
      • Armour ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • 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
      • Bookwalter
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bookwalter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookwalter
        • Bookwalter is located in Pawnee County
      • Mission ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
        • Mission is located in Pawnee County
  • Richardson County
    • County Website:   www.co.richardson.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Richardson:   Falls City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Elk Creek   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Elk Creek.
      • Humboldt
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Athens ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
        • Athens is located in Richardson County
      • Stella
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Dawson
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Nim City
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nim City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nim City
        • Nim City is located in Richardson County
      • Shubert
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Verdon
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Salem
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
        • Salem is located in Richardson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <3>
      • Straussville
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straussville
        • Straussville is located in Richardson County
      • Barada
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barada
        • Barada is located in Richardson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
  • Marshall County
    • County Seat for Marshall:   Marysville (KS)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Elk Creek   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Elk Creek.
      • Saint Bridget
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Bridget have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bridget
        • Saint Bridget is located in Marshall County (KS)
      • Summerfield
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Axtell
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
        • Axtell is located in Marshall County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
      • Summit
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
        • Summit is located in Marshall County (KS)
  • Nemaha County
    • County Seat for Nemaha:   Seneca (KS)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Elk Creek   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Elk Creek.
      • Bern
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bern have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bern
        • Bern is located in Nemaha County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
      • Central City ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
        • Central City is located in Nemaha County (KS)
      • Saint Benedict ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Benedict
        • Saint Benedict is located in Nemaha County (KS)
      • Berwick
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berwick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
        • Berwick is located in Nemaha County (KS)
      • Baileyville
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
        • Baileyville is located in Nemaha County (KS)
      • Oneida
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
        • Oneida is located in Nemaha County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
  • Atchison County
    • County Seat for Atchison:   Rock Port (MO)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Elk Creek   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Elk Creek.
      • Sonora
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sonora have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
        • Sonora is located in Atchison County (MO)
      • Langdon ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langdon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
        • Langdon is located in Atchison County (MO)
      • Phelps City
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phelps City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps City
        • Phelps City is located in Atchison County (MO)
      • Watson
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
        • Watson is located in Atchison County (MO)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people

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 from Point A (ie- Elk Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elk Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2865, Longitude: -96.1289    
<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.









 

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