Welcome to Ough ...

Ough is located in Dundy County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ough, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Ough is 3,350 feet [1,021 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Ough is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Ough lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Ough (for example, toward Palisade), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Ough: (308)

Communities near Ough ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ough.

• Imperial
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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  • Imperial is located in Chase County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,011 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imperial <3>
• Benkelman
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benkelman
  • Benkelman is located in Dundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 778 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benkelman <3>
• Wauneta
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauneta
  • Wauneta is located in Chase County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wauneta <3>
• Stratton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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  • Stratton is located in Hitchcock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stratton <3>
• Hamlet
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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  • Hamlet is located in Hayes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamlet <3>
• Enders
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
  • Enders is located in Chase County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enders <3>
• Max
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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  • Max is located in Dundy County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Max <3>
• Champion
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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  • Champion is located in Chase County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Champion <3>
• Crete
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
  • Crete is located in Chase County
• Palisade
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisade
  • Palisade is located in Hitchcock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palisade <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ough. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ough.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ough. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ough.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ough. See our Newspapers Page for Ough.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ough ...

Looking for more information about Ough? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Ough, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ough.

Adding Ough to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ough in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ough was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Ough post office opened in 1886.

We also found Ough on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ough.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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