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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Emerald had a post office and railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Emerald, with the one closest to Emerald listed first.

  • Pleasant Dale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Denton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Woodlawn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Woodlawn is located in Lancaster County
  • Malcolm
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lincoln
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • West Lincoln
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • College View
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • University Place
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
    • University Place is located in Lancaster County
  • Grover
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jamaica
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamaica have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica
    • Jamaica is located in Lancaster County
  • Bethany
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
    • Bethany is located in Lancaster County
  • Raymond
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Milford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Camden ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Camden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
    • Camden is located in Seward County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Camden
    • From Emerald to Camden
  • Berks
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Saltillo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saltillo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
    • Saltillo is located in Lancaster County
  • Havelock
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Ruby
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ruby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
    • Ruby is located in Seward County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ruby
    • From Emerald to Ruby
  • Sprague
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Hanlon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanlon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlon
    • Hanlon is located in Lancaster County
  • Crete
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Roca
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
  • Cheney
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Walton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Davey
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Agnew
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

The official website for Lancaster County: www.lancaster.ne.gov/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Emerald, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.




 

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