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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>.

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.<3> 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

The Area Code where Geranium was located: 308

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)
    • Ord is located in Valley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,052 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ord <4>
  • Burwell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Sargent
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Arcadia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Taylor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Comstock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Elyria
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Wescott
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Wescott is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wescott
  • Willow Springs ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Willow Springs is located in Garfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
  • Olean
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Olean is located in Valley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean

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 (so far) for Geranium was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Geranium post office opened in 1879. The Geranium post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Geranium.

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 Geranium, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Valley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Geranium - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/