RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Nebraska >> Franklin County >> Hildreth >> Nearby CommunitiesIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Nebraska

The Commemorative Quarter for Nebraska





Nearest Communities to Hildreth,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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 south 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 from Hildreth.<1>

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

Hildreth is located in Franklin County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Franklin County: Phillips (KS), Smith (KS), Harlan, Kearney, Phelps & Webster.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 50 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Hildreth. Of these communities, 43 are located in counties other than Franklin County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Hildreth (which is Franklin 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 Hildreth

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

  • Franklin County   (where Hildreth resides)
  • Adams County
  • Buffalo County
    • County Website:   www.buffalogov.org/
    • County Seat for Buffalo:   Kearney
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hildreth   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hildreth.
      • Alfalfa Center
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alfalfa Center have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfalfa Center
        • Alfalfa Center is located in Buffalo County
      • Kearney
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Prairie View Estates
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie View Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Estates
        • Prairie View Estates is located in Buffalo County
      • R-Villa Courts
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for R-Villa Courts have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for R-Villa Courts
        • R-Villa Courts is located in Buffalo County
      • Buda
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buda. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
        • Buda is located in Buffalo County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Buda
        • From Hildreth to Buda
      • Odessa
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Glenwood Park
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Gibbon
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibbon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon
        • Gibbon is located in Buffalo County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,875 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibbon <3>
      • Denman
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Harlan County
    • County Seat for Harlan:   Alma
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hildreth   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hildreth.
      • Ragan
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ragan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragan
        • Ragan is located in Harlan County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ragan <3>
      • Huntley
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
        • Huntley is located in Harlan County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
      • Republican City
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Alma
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
        • Alma is located in Harlan County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <3>
      • Orleans
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
        • Orleans is located in Harlan County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orleans <3>
      • Mascot
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Flynn Junction
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Oxford Junction
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Junction
        • Oxford Junction is located in Harlan County
  • Kearney County
    • County Website:   www.kearneycounty.ne.gov/
    • County Seat for Kearney:   Minden
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hildreth   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hildreth.
      • Keene
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Wilcox
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilcox have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
        • Wilcox is located in Kearney County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilcox <3>
      • Axtell
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Minden
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Koller
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Koller have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koller
        • Koller is located in Kearney County
      • Norman
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Kearney City ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kearney City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney City
        • Kearney City is located in Kearney County
        • Kearney City has also been known as:
        • Dobytown
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Kearney City
        • From Hildreth to Kearney City
      • Newark
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
        • Newark is located in Kearney County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Newark
        • From Hildreth to Newark
      • Heartwell
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heartwell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartwell
        • Heartwell is located in Kearney County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heartwell <3>
      • Lowell
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
        • Lowell is located in Kearney County
      • Valley City ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
        • Valley City is located in Kearney County
  • Phelps County
    • County Seat for Phelps:   Holdrege
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hildreth   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hildreth.
      • Funk
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Funk have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
        • Funk is located in Phelps County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Funk <3>
      • Sacramento
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sacramento. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento
        • Sacramento is located in Phelps County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Sacramento
        • From Hildreth to Sacramento
      • Holdrege
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Clyde
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
        • Clyde is located in Phelps County
      • Atlanta
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Loomis
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Webster County
  • Smith County
    • County Seat for Smith:   Smith Center (KS)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hildreth   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hildreth.
      • Reamsville
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamsville
        • Reamsville is located in Smith County (KS)
      • Thornburg
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
        • Thornburg is located in Smith County (KS)
      • Womer
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hildreth) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hildreth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3360, Longitude: -99.0448    
<2>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.
<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.
<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.




 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 20 Mar 2025