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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, Gates had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Lillian
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lillian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillian
    • Lillian is located in Custer County
  • Walworth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walworth
    • Walworth is located in Custer County
  • New Helena
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Round Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Valley
    • Round Valley is located in Custer County
  • West Union ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
    • West Union is located in Custer County
  • Anselmo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Dale ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
    • Dale is located in Custer County
  • Merna
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
  • Elton ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
    • Elton is located in Custer County
  • Sargent
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Almeria
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Taylor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Broken Bow
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Kent ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
    • Kent is located in Loup County
  • Wescott
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Linscott
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linscott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linscott
    • Linscott is located in Blaine County
  • Berwyn
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
  • Westerville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Brewster
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Geranium ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geranium have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geranium
    • Geranium is located in Valley County
  • Ansley
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Burwell
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Dunning
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Callaway
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Willow Springs ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)

The official website for Custer County: www.co.custer.ne.us/

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