Welcome to Geranium ...

So far, we found very little information about Geranium. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Geranium to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Geranium, please Contact Us.

Geranium would have been located within present day Valley County<2>.

The location of Geranium has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Geranium, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Geranium is 2,260 feet [689 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Geranium is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Geranium was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Geranium still existed, it would have been in the (308) area code.

Communities Also Named Geranium ...

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

Communities near Geranium ...

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

• Ord
  (10 miles [16.1 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 <5>
• Burwell
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwell
  • Burwell is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burwell <5>
• Sargent
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
  • Sargent is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sargent <5>
• Arcadia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
  • Arcadia is located in Valley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcadia <5>
• Taylor
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Loup County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <5>
• Comstock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comstock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <5>
• Elyria
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elyria have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <5>
• Wescott
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wescott
  • Wescott is located in Custer County
• Willow Springs ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
  • Willow Springs is located in Garfield County
• Weissert
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weissert
  • Weissert is located in Custer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weissert <5>

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

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

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

Adding Geranium to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Geranium in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Geranium was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Geranium post office opened in 1879.

We also found Geranium on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Geranium.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Valley County: www.co.valley.ne.us/

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