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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Newcastle (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Newcastle. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of 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 south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Newcastle is located in Dixon County.

To see how the shape of Nebraska's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dixon County: Cedar, Dakota, Thurston, Wayne, Clay (SD) & Union (SD).

Below are the counties that are near Newcastle. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Newcastle:

  • Dixon County     (The home county of Newcastle)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newcastle, with the one closest to Newcastle listed first.
    • Maskell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maskell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maskell
      • Maskell is located in Dixon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
    • Martinsburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
      • Martinsburg is located in Dixon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
    • Ponca
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Waterbury
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Allen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Dixon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Concord
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Emerson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
      • Emerson is located in Dixon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emerson <2>
    • Wakefield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Cedar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newcastle, with the one closest to Newcastle listed first.
    • Obert
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obert
      • Obert is located in Cedar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
    • Wynot
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Laurel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Coleridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coleridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Bow Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Valley
      • Bow Valley is located in Cedar County
    • Hartington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Saint Helena
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helena
      • Saint Helena is located in Cedar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Helena <2>
    • Belden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Fordyce
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fordyce have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Constance
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constance
      • Constance is located in Cedar County
    • Randolph
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dakota County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newcastle, with the one closest to Newcastle listed first.
    • Willis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
      • Willis is located in Dakota County
    • Jackson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Jackson is located in Dakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <2>
    • Hubbard
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • South Sioux City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Sioux City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sioux City
      • South Sioux City is located in Dakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,833 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Sioux City <2>
    • Dakota City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Homer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newcastle, with the one closest to Newcastle listed first.
    • Wayne
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
      • Wayne is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,758 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <2>
    • Carroll
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carroll have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
      • Carroll is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carroll <2>
    • Sholes
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sholes
      • Sholes is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
  • Plymouth County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newcastle, with the one closest to Newcastle listed first.
    • Westfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
      • Westfield is located in Plymouth County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <2>
    • Millnerville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millnerville
      • Millnerville is located in Plymouth County (IA)
    • Akron
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Akron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
      • Akron is located in Plymouth County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,454 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <2>
    • Adaville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaville
      • Adaville is located in Plymouth County (IA)
    • James
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
      • James is located in Plymouth County (IA)
    • Hinton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
      • Hinton is located in Plymouth County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 954 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinton <2>
  • Sioux County (IA)
    • Chatsworth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
      • Chatsworth is located in Sioux County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
  • Woodbury County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newcastle, with the one closest to Newcastle listed first.
    • Sioux City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Evergreen Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
      • Evergreen Village is located in Woodbury County (IA)
    • Holiday Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
      • Holiday Village is located in Woodbury County (IA)
    • Regency of Sioux City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regency of Sioux City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency of Sioux City
      • Regency of Sioux City is located in Woodbury County (IA)
  • Clay County (SD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newcastle, with the one closest to Newcastle listed first.
    • Burbank
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Vermillion
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermillion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermillion
      • Vermillion is located in Clay County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,038 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermillion <2>
    • Greenfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
      • Greenfield is located in Clay County (SD)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 40 people
    • Meckling
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bloomingdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
      • Bloomingdale is located in Clay County (SD)
    • Hub City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hub City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
      • Hub City is located in Clay County (SD)
    • Westreville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westreville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westreville
      • Westreville is located in Clay County (SD)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 208 people
    • Alsen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsen
      • Alsen is located in Clay County (SD)
    • Lodi
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
      • Lodi is located in Clay County (SD)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 82 people
    • Komstad ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Komstad have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komstad
      • Komstad is located in Clay County (SD)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 12 people
    • Riverside ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Clay County (SD)
    • Wakonda
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakonda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakonda
      • Wakonda is located in Clay County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakonda <2>
  • Union County (SD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newcastle, with the one closest to Newcastle listed first.
    • Elk Point
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Point
      • Elk Point is located in Union County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,874 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Point <2>
    • Junction City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
      • Junction City is located in Union County (SD)
    • Richland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Richland is located in Union County (SD)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 215 people
    • Spink
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spink
      • Spink is located in Union County (SD)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 237 people
    • Jefferson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Union County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <2>
    • McCook Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCook Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCook Lake
      • McCook Lake is located in Union County (SD)
    • North Sioux City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Sioux City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sioux City
      • North Sioux City is located in Union County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,952 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Sioux City <2>
    • Nora
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
      • Nora is located in Union County (SD)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
    • Dakota Dunes
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Emmet
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
      • Emmet is located in Union County (SD)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 231 people
    • Alcester
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Beresford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
      • Beresford is located in Union County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,043 people
      • Former name for Beresford:
      • Paris
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beresford <2>
  • Yankton County (SD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newcastle, with the one closest to Newcastle listed first.
    • Gayville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Volin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volin
      • Volin is located in Yankton County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Volin <2>
    • Mission Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Valleyview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
      • Valleyview is located in Yankton County (SD)
    • Yankton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankton
      • Yankton is located in Yankton County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,651 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yankton <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Newcastle, see our County-by-County Page for Newcastle.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Newcastle ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Newcastle.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Newcastle. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Newcastle and those printed in the larger area surrounding Newcastle.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Newcastle.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Newcastle:

Cemeteries Near Newcastle ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Newcastle.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Newcastle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Ionia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ionia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ionia Cemetery
  • Daily Branch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daily Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daily Branch Cemetery
  • Silver Ridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Ridge Cemetery
  • Maskell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maskell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maskell Cemetery
  • Lime Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lime Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lime Creek Cemetery
  • Obert Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Obert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Obert Cemetery
  • Bluff View Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
  • Dowlin Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dowlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dowlin Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • Martinsburg Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martinsburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martinsburg Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
  • Continue List   (102 more) ...
    • Ponca Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ponca Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Ponca.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ponca Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101184 <4>
    • Elk Point Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Newcastle had a population of 62 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Newcastle had a population of 344 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Newcastle, with the one closest to Newcastle listed first.

  • Ionia ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ionia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
    • Ionia is located in Dixon County
  • Burbank
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lime Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Grove
    • Lime Grove is located in Dixon County
  • Vermillion
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermillion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermillion
    • Vermillion is located in Clay County (SD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,038 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermillion <2>
  • Martinsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
    • Martinsburg is located in Dixon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
  • Ponca
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Elk Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Point
    • Elk Point is located in Union County (SD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,874 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Point <2>
  • Richland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Richland is located in Union County (SD)
    • Estimated population in 2014: 215 people
  • Waterbury
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Westfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
    • Westfield is located in Plymouth County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <2>
  • Spink
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spink
    • Spink is located in Union County (SD)
    • Estimated population in 2014: 237 people
  • Greenfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Greenfield is located in Clay County (SD)
    • Estimated population in 2014: 40 people
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    • Saint James
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint James have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
      • Saint James is located in Cedar County
    • Allen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jefferson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Union County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <2>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Newcastle. See our List of 1890's Communities around Newcastle.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Newcastle. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Dixon County: www.co.dixon.ne.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Newcastle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Newcastle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6524, Longitude: -96.8751    
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>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 Newcastle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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