Welcome to Horace ...

So far, we found very little information about Horace. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Horace to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Horace, please Contact Us.

Horace would have been located within present day Greeley County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Horace, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Horace is 2,060 feet [628 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Horace was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Horace once stood is in the (308) area code.

Communities Also Named Horace ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Horace - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Horace.

Communities near Horace ...

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

• Ord
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
  • Ord is located in Valley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ord <4>
• North Loup City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Loup City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Loup City
  • North Loup City is located in Sherman County
• Spalding
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spalding have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spalding
  • Spalding is located in Greeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spalding <4>
• Greeley Center
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greeley Center have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley Center
  • Greeley Center is located in Greeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
• North Loup
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Loup
  • North Loup is located in Valley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Loup <4>
• Scotia
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
  • Scotia is located in Greeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <4>
• Wolbach
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolbach
  • Wolbach is located in Greeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolbach <4>
• Elba
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
  • Elba is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elba <4>
• Ericson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ericson
  • Ericson is located in Wheeler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ericson <4>
• Elyria
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elyria have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elyria
  • Elyria is located in Valley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elyria <4>

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

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

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

Adding Horace to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Horace 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 Horace was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Horace post office opened in 1890.

We also found Horace on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Horace.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/