Nearest Communities to Meridian,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Meridian, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Meridian:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community 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.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Meridian.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Meridian is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Jefferson County.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jefferson County: Republic (KS), Washington (KS), Fillmore, Gage, Saline & Thayer.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 69 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Meridian. Of these communities, 53 are located in counties other than Jefferson County.
We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.
After starting with the home county for Meridian (which is Jefferson 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 Meridian
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Jefferson County (where Meridian resides)
- County Website: https://jeffersoncounty.nebraska.gov/
- County Seat for Jefferson: Fairbury
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Meridian ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Meridian.
- Powell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Powell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Gladstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gladstone is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Hedrix
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hedrix is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrix
- Helvey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Helvey is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvey
- Daykin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bower ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bower is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower
- Reynolds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fairbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Jansen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Endicott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rudy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rudy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudy
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- Harbine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Harbine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Plymouth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Steele City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Diller
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Clay County
- Fillmore County
- County Website: https://fillmorecountyne.gov/
- County Seat for Fillmore: Geneva
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Meridian ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Meridian.
- Ohiowa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Strang
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Milligan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Townhall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Townhall is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townhall
- Martland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Martland is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martland
- Carlisle
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Carlisle is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Shickley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Geneva
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Burress
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Burress is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burress
- Sawyer ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sawyer is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Exeter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gage County
- County Website: https://gagecountyne.gov/
- County Seat for Gage: Beatrice
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Meridian ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Meridian.
- Ellis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ellis is located in Gage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Hoag
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hoag is located in Gage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoag
- Lanham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lanham is located in Gage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
- Nuckolls County
- County Website: https://nuckollscountyne.gov/
- County Seat for Nuckolls: Nelson
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Meridian ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Meridian.
- Oak Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Mill is located in Nuckolls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mill
- Ruskin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Oak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sedan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sedan is located in Nuckolls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Saline County
- County Website: https://salinecountyne.gov/
- County Seat for Saline: Wilber
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Meridian ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Meridian.
- Tobias
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Western
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Swanton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- De Witt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilber
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Friend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Thayer County
- County Website: https://thayercountyne.gov/
- County Seat for Thayer: Hebron
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Meridian ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Meridian.
- Alexandria
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gilead
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Belvidere
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Williams ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Williams is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Hebron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bruning
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hubbell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stoddard ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stoddard is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
- Carleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Chester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Deshler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Davenport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Byron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Republic County
- County Website: http://republiccounty.org/
- County Seat for Republic: Belleville (KS)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Meridian ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Meridian.
- Narka
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Narka is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Munden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Munden is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Tabor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tabor is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Tabor has also been known as:
- Mount Tabor
- New Tabor
- Harbine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harbine is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbine
- Haworth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Haworth is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Cuba
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cuba is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <4>
- Belleville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County
- County Website: https://washingtoncountyks.gov/
- County Seat for Washington: Washington (KS)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Meridian ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Meridian.
- Mahaska
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mahaska is located in Washington County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahaska
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Blocker ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Blocker is located in Washington County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocker
- Haddam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Haddam is located in Washington County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Haddam has also been known as:
- Haddam City
- West Haddam
- Hollenberg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hollenberg is located in Washington County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollenberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
- Morrowville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Morrowville is located in Washington County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrowville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Lanham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lanham is located in Washington County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
- Spence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spence is located in Washington County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Meridian) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Meridian, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |