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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Keene had a population of 18 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Keene, with the one closest to Keene listed first.

  • Axtell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Wilcox
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilcox have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
    • Wilcox is located in Kearney County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilcox <2>
  • Hildreth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Minden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Funk
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Funk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
    • Funk is located in Phelps County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Funk <2>
  • Sacramento
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sacramento. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento
    • Sacramento is located in Phelps County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sacramento
    • From Keene to Sacramento
  • Upland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ragan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ragan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragan
    • Ragan is located in Harlan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ragan <2>
  • Norman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Newark
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
    • Newark is located in Kearney County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Newark
    • From Keene to Newark
  • Macon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Holdrege
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Heartwell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heartwell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartwell
    • Heartwell is located in Kearney County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heartwell <2>
  • Huntley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
    • Huntley is located in Harlan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
  • Campbell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Kearney
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Lowell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
    • Lowell is located in Kearney County
  • Buda
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buda. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
    • Buda is located in Buffalo County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Buda
    • From Keene to Buda
  • Atlanta
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Atlanta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
    • Atlanta is located in Phelps County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <2>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Atlanta
    • From Keene to Atlanta
  • Odessa
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bloomington
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Holstein
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Glenwood Park
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Republican City
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Franklin
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <2>
  • Loomis
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)

The official website for Kearney County: www.kearneycounty.ne.gov/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Keene, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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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