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Nearest Communities to Lorton,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small village in the northeast 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 north.

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 north 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 starting from Lorton.<1>

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

Lorton is located in Otoe County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Otoe County: Fremont (IA), Atchison (MO), Cass, Gage, Johnson, Lancaster & Nemaha.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 88 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Lorton. Of these communities, 73 are located in counties other than Otoe 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 Lorton (which is Otoe 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 Lorton

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

  • Otoe County   (where Lorton resides)
    • County Website:   www.co.otoe.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Otoe:   Nebraska City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lorton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lorton.
      • Cio ‑ Historic
        (Less than 2 miles to the south)
        • 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
      • Dunbar
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • 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>
      • Talmage
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Tangeman
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • 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
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • 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
      • Paul
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • 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
      • Syracuse
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Nebraska City
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Wyoming
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Otoe
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otoe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otoe
          • Otoe is located in Otoe County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otoe <4>
        • Minersville
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
          • 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
        • Unadilla
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
          • Unadilla is located in Otoe County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <4>
        • Burr
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • 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>
        • Douglas
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Palmyra
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
          • Palmyra is located in Otoe County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <4>
  • Cass County
    • County Website:   www.cassne.org/
    • County Seat for Cass:   Plattsmouth
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lorton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lorton.
      • Avoca
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avoca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
        • Avoca is located in Cass County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <4>
      • Union
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Nehawka
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Weeping Water
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weeping Water have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Water
        • Weeping Water is located in Cass County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,094 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weeping Water <4>
      • Todd
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Todd have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
        • Todd is located in Cass County
      • Kanosha ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanosha have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanosha
        • Kanosha is located in Cass County
      • Murray
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Elmwood
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
        • Elmwood is located in Cass County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmwood <4>
      • Manley
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
        • Manley is located in Cass County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manley <4>
      • Wabash
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Rock Bluff
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Mynard
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Alvo
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvo
          • Alvo is located in Cass County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvo <4>
        • Eagle
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
          • Eagle is located in Cass County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle <4>
        • Murdock
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Louisville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Plattsmouth
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plattsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsmouth
          • Plattsmouth is located in Cass County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,416 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plattsmouth <4>
        • South Bend
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
          • South Bend is located in Cass County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Bend <4>
  • Gage County
  • Johnson County
    • County Website:   www.co.johnson.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Johnson:   Tecumseh
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lorton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lorton.
      • Cook
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
        • Cook is located in Johnson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cook <4>
      • Helena ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
        • Helena is located in Johnson County
      • Graf ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Graf. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graf
        • Graf is located in Johnson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Graf
        • From Lorton to Graf
      • Tecumseh
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Saint Mary
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Sterling
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Elk Creek
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Vesta
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Crab Orchard
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
        • Crab Orchard is located in Johnson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crab Orchard <4>
  • Lancaster County
  • Nemaha County
    • County Seat for Nemaha:   Auburn
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lorton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lorton.
      • Brock
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Julian
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Johnson
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • 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>
      • Glenrock
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • 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
      • Rohrs
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Auburn
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • 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>
      • Peru
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Howe
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Brownville
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Nemaha
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Pawnee County
  • Richardson County
  • Sarpy County
  • Fremont County
    • County Website:   www.co.fremont.ia.us/
    • County Seat for Fremont:   Sidney (IA)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lorton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lorton.
      • East Port ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • 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
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • 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 Lorton to Payne
      • Eureka
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • 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)
      • Percival
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • 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>
      • Hamburg
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • 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 Lorton to Hamburg
      • McPaul
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Thurman
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sidney
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bartlett
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Riverton
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • 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>
        • Anderson
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Tabor
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Farragut
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farragut have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farragut
          • Farragut is located in Fremont County (IA)
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farragut <4>
        • High Creek
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • 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 Lorton to High Creek
        • Randolph
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mills County
  • Atchison County
    • County Seat for Atchison:   Rock Port (MO)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lorton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lorton.
      • Sonora
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • 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
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Linden
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • 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)
      • Phelps City
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • 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)
      • Langdon ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • 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)
      • Rock Port
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Farmers City
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • 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)

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lorton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lorton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5966, Longitude: -96.0247    
<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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