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Nearest Communities to McLean,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small village in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 McLean.<1>

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

McLean is located in Pierce County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pierce County: Antelope, Cedar, Knox, Madison, Stanton & Wayne.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 48 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of McLean. Of these communities, 40 are located in counties other than Pierce 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 McLean (which is Pierce 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 McLean

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

  • Pierce County   (where McLean resides)
    • County Website:   www.co.pierce.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Pierce:   Pierce
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to McLean   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from McLean.
      • West Randolph ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Randolph
        • West Randolph is located in Pierce County
      • Osmond
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Wee Town
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wee Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wee Town
        • Wee Town is located in Pierce County
      • Foster
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Breslau
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Pierce
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
        • Pierce is located in Pierce County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,734 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce <4>
      • Plainview
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
        • Plainview is located in Pierce County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,197 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <4>
      • Hadar
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Antelope County
  • Cedar County
    • County Website:   www.co.cedar.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Cedar:   Hartington
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to McLean   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from McLean.
      • Magnet
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
        • Magnet is located in Cedar County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnet <4>
      • Randolph
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Belden
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Pleasant Valley
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
        • Pleasant Valley is located in Cedar County
      • Coleridge
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coleridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleridge
        • Coleridge is located in Cedar County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coleridge <4>
      • Laurel
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Hartington
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartington
        • Hartington is located in Cedar County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,469 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartington <4>
      • Constance
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Fordyce
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fordyce have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
        • Fordyce is located in Cedar County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordyce <4>
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Bow Valley
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Menominee
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menominee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menominee
          • Menominee is located in Cedar County
        • Wynot
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Saint James
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint James have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
          • Saint James is located in Cedar County
        • Bow Valley Mills
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bow Valley Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Valley Mills
          • Bow Valley Mills is located in Cedar County
        • Obert
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dixon County
    • County Website:   www.co.dixon.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Dixon:   Ponca
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to McLean   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from McLean.
      • Concord
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
        • Concord is located in Dixon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <4>
      • Dixon
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Lime Grove
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Grove
        • Lime Grove is located in Dixon County
  • Knox County
    • County Website:   www.co.knox.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Knox:   Center
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to McLean   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from McLean.
      • Wausa
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wausa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausa
        • Wausa is located in Knox County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wausa <4>
      • Midland
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
        • Midland is located in Knox County
      • Bloomfield
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Creighton
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Crofton
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crofton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
        • Crofton is located in Knox County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crofton <4>
      • Bazile Mills
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Center
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
        • Center is located in Knox County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center <4>
      • Winnetoon
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Lindy
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Tewsville ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tewsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tewsville
        • Tewsville is located in Knox County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Tewsville
        • From McLean to Tewsville
  • Madison County
  • Stanton County
  • Wayne County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McLean) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McLean. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3866, Longitude: -97.4686    
<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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