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Welcome to Essen ...

Essen is located in Burt County<1>.

Essen is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Essen: 402 & 531<3>

Communities Also Named Essen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Essen - they are located in Louisiana and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Essen.

Communities near Essen ...

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

  • West Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
    • West Point is located in Cuming County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,237 people
    • West Point has also been known as:
    • Westpoint
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <4>
  • Tekamah
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Oakland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hooper
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Lyons
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Scribner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Beemer
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Bancroft
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Decatur
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Nickerson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)

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 Essen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Essen.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Essen ...

Looking for more information about Essen? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Essen, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Essen.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Burt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Essen - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 402 code has been Overlayed with the 531 area code. New phone numbers in the Essen area will be assigned with one of these codes: 402 or 531. As a result, placing a call in the Essen area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.