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Welcome to Josselyn ...

Josselyn is located in Dawson County<1>.

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.<2> In other words, the elevation 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

Area Code for Josselyn: 308

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)
  • 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.<4> 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 <3>
  • Bertrand
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Elwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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.<4> 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 <3>
  • Loomis
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Amherst
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Sumner
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Miller
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Eddyville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

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> X3X - From that list, the Josselyn post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Josselyn.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Dawson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Josselyn - 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/