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Nearest Communities to Graf,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Graf, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Graf:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Graf is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Johnson County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Johnson County: Gage, Lancaster, Nemaha, Otoe & Pawnee.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 81 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Graf. Of these communities, 73 are located in counties other than Johnson County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Graf (which is Johnson County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Graf

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Johnson County   (where Graf resides)
  • Cass County
  • Gage County
  • Lancaster County
  • Nemaha County
    • County Seat for Nemaha:   Auburn
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Graf   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Graf.
      • Johnson
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
        • Johnson is located in Nemaha County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson <4>
      • Rohrs
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Brock
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Glenrock
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenrock have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenrock
        • Glenrock is located in Nemaha County
      • Auburn
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
        • Auburn is located in Nemaha County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,342 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
      • Julian
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Howe
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Peru
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Nemaha
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Brownville
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Saint Deroin ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Deroin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Deroin
        • Saint Deroin is located in Nemaha County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Saint Deroin
        • From Graf to Saint Deroin
  • Otoe County
    • County Website:   www.co.otoe.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Otoe:   Nebraska City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Graf   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Graf.
      • Tangeman
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tangeman have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangeman
        • Tangeman is located in Otoe County
      • Talmage
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Burr
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burr have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr
        • Burr is located in Otoe County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burr <4>
      • Cio ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cio have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cio
        • Cio is located in Otoe County
      • Lorton
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Paul
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
        • Paul is located in Otoe County
      • Dunbar
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunbar have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
        • Dunbar is located in Otoe County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunbar <4>
      • Syracuse
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Elberon
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elberon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberon
        • Elberon is located in Otoe County
      • Douglas
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Minersville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
        • Minersville is located in Otoe County
      • Unadilla
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
        • Unadilla is located in Otoe County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <4>
      • Continue List   (4 more) ...
        • Otoe
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otoe have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otoe
          • Otoe is located in Otoe County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otoe <4>
        • Nebraska City
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Wyoming
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Palmyra
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
          • Palmyra is located in Otoe County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <4>
  • Pawnee County
    • County Website:   www.co.pawnee.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Pawnee:   Pawnee City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Graf   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Graf.
      • Steinauer
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Table Rock
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Mayberry
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayberry have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
        • Mayberry is located in Pawnee County
      • Lewiston
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Pawnee City
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Violet ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Violet have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
        • Violet is located in Pawnee County
      • Burchard
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Tate ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tate have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate
        • Tate is located in Pawnee County
      • Du Bois
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Armour ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armour have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
        • Armour is located in Pawnee County
      • Bookwalter
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bookwalter have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookwalter
        • Bookwalter is located in Pawnee County
      • Mission ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
        • Mission is located in Pawnee County
  • Richardson County
  • Fremont County
    • County Website:   www.co.fremont.ia.us/
    • County Seat for Fremont:   Sidney (IA)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Graf   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Graf.
      • East Port ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Port have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Port
        • East Port is located in Fremont County (IA)
      • Payne
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Payne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
        • Payne is located in Fremont County (IA)
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Payne
        • From Graf to Payne
      • Hamburg
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hamburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
        • Hamburg is located in Fremont County (IA)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,041 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <4>
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Hamburg
        • From Graf to Hamburg
      • Eureka
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
        • Eureka is located in Fremont County (IA)
      • Percival
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Percival have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percival
        • Percival is located in Fremont County (IA)
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Percival <4>
  • Marshall County
  • Atchison County
    • County Seat for Atchison:   Rock Port (MO)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Graf   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Graf.
      • Sonora
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sonora have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
        • Sonora is located in Atchison County (MO)
      • Watson
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Phelps City
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phelps City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps City
        • Phelps City is located in Atchison County (MO)
      • Langdon ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langdon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
        • Langdon is located in Atchison County (MO)
      • Linden
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
        • Linden is located in Atchison County (MO)
      • Rock Port
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Graf) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Graf. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4010, Longitude: -96.1042       In this case, the coordinates for Graf have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Graf, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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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