Welcome to Josselyn ...

Josselyn is located in Dawson County<1>.

The location of Josselyn has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Josselyn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Josselyn is 2,340 feet [713 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Josselyn is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Josselyn is within the boundaries of the (308) area code.

Communities Also Named Josselyn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Josselyn - it's located in Georgia.

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

Communities near Josselyn ...

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

• Lexington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Dawson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <4>
• Elm Creek
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Creek
  • Elm Creek is located in Buffalo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elm Creek <4>
• Bertrand
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertrand
  • Bertrand is located in Phelps County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 697 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bertrand <4>
• Elwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
  • Elwood is located in Gosper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elwood <4>
• Overton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
  • Overton is located in Dawson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overton <4>
• Loomis
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
  • Loomis is located in Phelps County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loomis <4>
• Amherst
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Amherst is located in Buffalo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <4>
• Sumner
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
  • Sumner is located in Dawson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <4>
• Miller
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
  • Miller is located in Buffalo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miller <4>
• Eddyville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
  • Eddyville is located in Dawson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eddyville <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 Josselyn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Josselyn.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Josselyn ...

Looking for more information about Josselyn? 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 Josselyn, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Josselyn.

Adding Josselyn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Josselyn 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 Josselyn was on a map titled Map of Nebraska (from Rand McNally, 1895).

We also found Josselyn in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Josselyn post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Josselyn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Josselyn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Dawson County: www.dawsoncountyne.net/

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