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Nearest Communities to Odessa,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.<1>

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

Odessa is located in Buffalo County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Buffalo County: Adams, Custer, Dawson, Hall, Howard, Kearney, Phelps & Sherman.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 50 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Odessa. Of these communities, 30 are located in counties other than Buffalo 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 Odessa (which is Buffalo 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 Odessa

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

  • Buffalo County   (where Odessa resides)
    • County Website:   www.buffalogov.org/
    • County Seat for Buffalo:   Kearney
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Odessa   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Odessa.
      • Alfalfa Center
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alfalfa Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfalfa Center
        • Alfalfa Center is located in Buffalo County
      • Elm Creek
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Creek
        • Elm Creek is located in Buffalo County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elm Creek <4>
      • R-Villa Courts
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for R-Villa Courts have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for R-Villa Courts
        • R-Villa Courts is located in Buffalo County
      • Riverdale
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
        • Riverdale is located in Buffalo County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverdale <4>
      • Glenwood Park
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Park
        • Glenwood Park is located in Buffalo County
      • Kearney
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Prairie View Estates
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie View Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Estates
        • Prairie View Estates is located in Buffalo County
      • Amherst
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Buda
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
        • Buda is located in Buffalo County
      • Prairie Center
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Center
        • Prairie Center is located in Buffalo County
      • Miller
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Sartoria
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartoria
        • Sartoria is located in Buffalo County
      • Continue List   (8 more) ...
        • Pleasanton
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Gibbon
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibbon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon
          • Gibbon is located in Buffalo County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,875 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibbon <4>
        • Poole
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole
          • Poole is located in Buffalo County
        • Denman
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denman
          • Denman is located in Buffalo County
        • Sweetwater
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
          • Sweetwater is located in Buffalo County
        • Shelton
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton
          • Shelton is located in Buffalo County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelton <4>
        • Ravenna
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Nantasket ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nantasket have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantasket
          • Nantasket is located in Buffalo County
  • Custer County
  • Dawson County
    • County Website:   www.dawsoncountyne.net/
    • County Seat for Dawson:   Lexington
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Odessa   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Odessa.
      • Trued
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trued have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trued
        • Trued is located in Dawson County
      • Overton
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
        • Overton is located in Dawson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overton <4>
      • Josselyn
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Josselyn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josselyn
        • Josselyn is located in Dawson County
      • Sumner
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lexington
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Eddyville
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Franklin County
  • Gosper County
  • Harlan County
  • Kearney County
    • County Website:   www.kearneycounty.ne.gov/
    • County Seat for Kearney:   Minden
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Odessa   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Odessa.
      • Kearney City ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kearney City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney City
        • Kearney City is located in Kearney County
        • Kearney City has also been known as:
        • Dobytown
      • Newark
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newark have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
        • Newark is located in Kearney County
      • Axtell
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Valley City ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
        • Valley City is located in Kearney County
      • Lowell
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • 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
      • Keene
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
        • Keene is located in Kearney County
      • Minden
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Wilcox
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • 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 <4>
      • Koller
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Koller have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koller
        • Koller is located in Kearney County
      • Heartwell
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • 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 <4>
      • Norman
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Phelps County
    • County Seat for Phelps:   Holdrege
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Odessa   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Odessa.
      • Westmark
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmark
        • Westmark is located in Phelps County
      • Funk
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • 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 <4>
      • Holdrege
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Sacramento
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sacramento have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento
        • Sacramento is located in Phelps County
      • Loomis
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Clyde
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
        • Clyde is located in Phelps County
      • Bertrand
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Atlanta
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlanta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • 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 <4>
  • Sherman County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Odessa) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Odessa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7007, Longitude: -99.2573    
<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.




 

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