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Nearest Communities to Howe,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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 Howe.<1>

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

Howe is located in Nemaha County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Nemaha County: Atchison (MO), Holt (MO), Johnson, Otoe, Pawnee & Richardson.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 89 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Howe. Of these communities, 79 are located in counties other than Nemaha 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 Howe (which is Nemaha 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 Howe

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

  • Nemaha County   (where Howe resides)
    • County Seat for Nemaha:   Auburn
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Howe   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Howe.
      • Auburn
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
      • Nemaha
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Rohrs
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Brownville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Glenrock
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenrock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenrock
        • Glenrock is located in Nemaha County
      • Peru
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Johnson
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
      • Saint Deroin ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 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.<5>
        • 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 Howe to Saint Deroin
      • Brock
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Julian
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Johnson County
  • Otoe County
    • County Website:   www.co.otoe.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Otoe:   Nebraska City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Howe   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Howe.
      • Talmage
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Minersville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
        • Minersville is located in Otoe County
      • Paul
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
        • Paul is located in Otoe County
      • Cio ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cio have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cio
        • Cio is located in Otoe County
      • Lorton
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Tangeman
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tangeman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangeman
        • Tangeman is located in Otoe County
      • Elberon
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elberon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberon
        • Elberon is located in Otoe County
      • Nebraska City
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Dunbar
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunbar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
      • Wyoming
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Burr
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burr have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
      • Syracuse
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pawnee County
  • Richardson County
    • County Website:   www.co.richardson.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Richardson:   Falls City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Howe   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Howe.
      • Stella
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Shubert
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Humboldt
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Dawson
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Verdon
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Barada
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Salem
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Straussville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Williamsville ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
        • Williamsville is located in Richardson County
      • Nim City
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nim City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nim City
        • Nim City is located in Richardson County
      • Archer ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
        • Archer is located in Richardson County
      • Arago ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arago. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arago
        • Arago is located in Richardson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Arago
        • From Howe to Arago
      • Continue List   (5 more) ...
        • Falls City
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
          • Falls City is located in Richardson County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,076 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls City <4>
        • Athens ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
          • Athens is located in Richardson County
        • Preston
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
          • Preston is located in Richardson County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
        • Yancton ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yancton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancton
          • Yancton is located in Richardson County
        • Rulo
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rulo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rulo
          • Rulo is located in Richardson County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rulo <4>
  • Fremont County
    • County Website:   www.co.fremont.ia.us/
    • County Seat for Fremont:   Sidney (IA)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Howe   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Howe.
      • Hamburg
        (21 miles [33.8 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.<5>
        • 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 Howe to Hamburg
      • East Port ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Port have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Port
        • East Port is located in Fremont County (IA)
      • Payne
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • 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.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
        • Payne is located in Fremont County (IA)
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Payne
        • From Howe to Payne
      • High Creek
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for High Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Creek
        • High Creek is located in Fremont County (IA)
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to High Creek
        • From Howe to High Creek
      • Riverton
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
        • Riverton is located in Fremont County (IA)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <4>
      • Percival
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Percival have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
      • Eureka
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
        • Eureka is located in Fremont County (IA)
      • Sidney
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Brown County
    • County Website:   www.brown.kansasgov.com/
    • County Seat for Brown:   Hiawatha (KS)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Howe   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Howe.
      • Morrill
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
        • Morrill is located in Brown County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
      • Reserve
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Hamlin
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamlin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
        • Hamlin is located in Brown County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
        • Hamlin has also been known as:
        • Hamilton
      • Sun Springs
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sun Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Springs
        • Sun Springs is located in Brown County (KS)
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Sun Springs
        • From Howe to Sun Springs
      • Padonia
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Nemaha County
    • County Seat for Nemaha:   Seneca (KS)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Howe   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Howe.
      • Bern
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bern have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bern
        • Bern is located in Nemaha County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
      • Berwick
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berwick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
        • Berwick is located in Nemaha County (KS)
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Berwick
        • From Howe to Berwick
      • Sabetha
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Central City ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Atchison County
    • County Seat for Atchison:   Rock Port (MO)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Howe   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Howe.
      • Langdon ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langdon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
        • Langdon is located in Atchison County (MO)
      • Phelps City
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phelps City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps City
        • Phelps City is located in Atchison County (MO)
      • Sonora
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sonora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
        • Sonora is located in Atchison County (MO)
      • Watson
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Nishnabotna ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nishnabotna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nishnabotna
        • Nishnabotna is located in Atchison County (MO)
      • Rock Port
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Linden
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
        • Linden is located in Atchison County (MO)
      • Milton ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
        • Milton is located in Atchison County (MO)
      • Fairfax
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfax have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
        • Fairfax is located in Atchison County (MO)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <4>
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Tarkio
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Farmers City
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmers City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers City
          • Farmers City is located in Atchison County (MO)
        • York ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
          • York is located in Atchison County (MO)
        • Dotham ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dotham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotham
          • Dotham is located in Atchison County (MO)
        • Oswald
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oswald have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswald
          • Oswald is located in Atchison County (MO)
        • Westboro
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
          • Westboro is located in Atchison County (MO)
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Holt County

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- Howe) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Howe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3206, Longitude: -95.8189    
<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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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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