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Nearest Communities to Elton,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Elton.<1>

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

Although our information shows that the community of Elton is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Custer County.

The following 9 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Custer County: Blaine, Buffalo, Dawson, Garfield, Lincoln, Logan, Loup, Sherman & Valley.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 42 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Elton. Of these communities, 16 are located in counties other than Custer County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Elton (which is Custer 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 Elton

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

  • Custer County   (where Elton resides)
    • County Website:   www.co.custer.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Custer:   Broken Bow
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Elton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Elton.
      • Weissert
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Round Valley
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Valley
        • Round Valley is located in Custer County
      • Westerville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Wescott
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wescott
        • Wescott is located in Custer County
      • West Union ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
        • West Union is located in Custer County
      • Sargent
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lillian
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lillian have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillian
        • Lillian is located in Custer County
      • Berwyn
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
        • Berwyn is located in Custer County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwyn <4>
      • Broken Bow
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Bow
        • Broken Bow is located in Custer County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,437 people
        • Broken Bow has also been known as:
        • Brokenbow
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broken Bow <4>
      • Walworth
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walworth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walworth
        • Walworth is located in Custer County
      • Comstock
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comstock have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
        • Comstock is located in Custer County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comstock <4>
      • Gates
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
        • Gates is located in Custer County
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        • Cummings Park ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cummings Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Park
          • Cummings Park is located in Custer County
        • Merna
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merna have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merna
          • Merna is located in Custer County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merna <4>
        • Ansley
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • New Helena
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Helena
          • New Helena is located in Custer County
        • Dale ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
          • Dale is located in Custer County
        • Milburn
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milburn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
          • Milburn is located in Custer County
        • Mason City
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
          • Mason City is located in Custer County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason City <4>
        • Anselmo
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Buckeye
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
          • Buckeye is located in Custer County
        • Burr Oak
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burr Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
          • Burr Oak is located in Custer County
        • Cumro ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumro
          • Cumro is located in Custer County
        • Callaway
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Lodi
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodi have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
          • Lodi is located in Custer County
        • Oconto
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Garfield County
    • County Seat for Garfield:   Burwell
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Elton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Elton.
      • Burwell
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Willow Springs ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
        • Willow Springs is located in Garfield County
  • Loup County
    • County Website:   www.co.loup.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Loup:   Taylor
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Elton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Elton.
      • Taylor
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Kent ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
        • Kent is located in Loup County
      • Almeria
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almeria
        • Almeria is located in Loup County
      • Aggies Acres
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aggies Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aggies Acres
        • Aggies Acres is located in Loup County
      • Mikes Meadows
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mikes Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikes Meadows
        • Mikes Meadows is located in Loup County
  • Sherman County
    • County Website:   www.co.sherman.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Sherman:   Loup City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Elton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Elton.
      • North Loup City
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Loup City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Loup City
        • North Loup City is located in Sherman County
      • Litchfield
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Litchfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
        • Litchfield is located in Sherman County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchfield <4>
      • Loup City
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loup City
        • Loup City is located in Sherman County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
        • Loup City has also been known as:
        • Loup
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loup City <4>
  • Valley County
    • County Website:   www.co.valley.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Valley:   Ord
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Elton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Elton.
      • Arcadia
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Geranium ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geranium have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geranium
        • Geranium is located in Valley County
      • Vinton ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
        • Vinton is located in Valley County
      • Elyria
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elyria have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elyria
        • Elyria is located in Valley County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elyria <4>
      • Ord
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
        • Ord is located in Valley County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,052 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ord <4>
      • Saunders
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saunders have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunders
        • Saunders is located in Valley County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Elton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5033, Longitude: -99.4732       In this case, the coordinates for Elton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Elton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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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