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Welcome to Guide Rock ...

The village of Guide Rock is located in Webster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Guide Rock, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Guide Rock has a population of 200 people<2> (see below for details).

Guide Rock is 1,660 feet [506 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Guide Rock: 402 & 531<4>

The ZIP code for Guide Rock: 68942<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Guide Rock had an population of 200 people. This is a decrease of 11.11% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 18.37% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Guide Rock had a population of 225 people (which is 5.91% of the total population of Webster County). This makes Guide Rock the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Guide Rock represents 0.01% of the total population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 322nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 225 people, the population of Guide Rock decreased 8.16% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 245 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Guide Rock.

Communities near Guide Rock ...

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

  • Superior
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Red Cloud
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Blue Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Nelson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lawrence
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Burr Oak
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Burr Oak is located in Jewell County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
  • Esbon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Esbon is located in Jewell County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esbon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Esbon <6>
  • Cowles
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cowles is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowles
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
  • Webber
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Webber is located in Jewell County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webber <6>
  • Nora
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Nora is located in Nuckolls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Guide Rock. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Guide Rock.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Guide Rock ...

Looking for more information about Guide Rock? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Guide Rock, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Guide Rock.

Adding Guide Rock to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Guide Rock in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Guide Rock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Guide Rock post office opened in 1871.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Guide Rock.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Webster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Guide Rock.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Guide Rock - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Guide Rock area will be assigned with one of these codes: 402 or 531. As a result, placing a call in the Guide Rock area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a village (such as Guide Rock). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Guide Rock or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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/