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Welcome to Hoffland ...

Hoffland is located in Sheridan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hoffland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1916.

Hoffland is 3,910 feet [1,192 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Hoffland is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Hoffland lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Hoffland: 308

Communities near Hoffland ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Hoffland.

  • Alliance
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Lakeside
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Berea
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
    • Berea is located in Box Butte County
  • Ellsworth
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Bonner ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonner
    • Bonner is located in Morrill County
  • Hemingford
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemingford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemingford
    • Hemingford is located in Box Butte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hemingford <3>
  • Angora
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bingham
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Grayson ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
    • Grayson is located in Sheridan County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hoffland ...

Looking for more information about Hoffland? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hoffland, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hoffland.

Adding Hoffland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hoffland 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 for Hoffland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hoffland post office opened in 1916.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hoffland.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Sheridan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hoffland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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