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Nearest Communities to Paddock,
Listed County-By-County

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

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 from Paddock.<1>

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

Paddock is located in Merrick County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Merrick County: Hall, Hamilton, Howard, Nance, Platte & Polk.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 65 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Paddock. Of these communities, 53 are located in counties other than Merrick 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 Paddock (which is Merrick 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 Paddock

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

  • Merrick County   (where Paddock resides)
    • County Website:   https://merrickcounty.ne.gov/
    • County Seat for Merrick:   Central City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Paddock   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Paddock.
      • Central City
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Riverside Park
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Riverside Park is located in Merrick County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
      • Hord
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Hord is located in Merrick County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
      • Heber
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Heber is located in Merrick County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber
      • Chapman
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Archer
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Worms
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Worms is located in Merrick County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worms
      • Lockwood
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Lockwood is located in Merrick County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
      • Clarks
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Palmer
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Havens
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Havens is located in Merrick County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havens
      • Silver Creek
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Clay County
  • Greeley County
  • Hall County
    • County Website:   https://www.hallcountyne.gov/
    • County Seat for Hall:   Grand Island
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Paddock   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Paddock.
      • Kuesters Lake
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Kuesters Lake is located in Hall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuesters Lake
      • Pioneer Estates
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Pioneer Estates is located in Hall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Estates
      • Grand Island
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Kingwood Estates
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Kingwood Estates is located in Hall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood Estates
      • Parkview
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Parkview is located in Hall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkview
      • Ovina
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Ovina is located in Hall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovina
      • Abbott
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Abbott is located in Hall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
      • Alda
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Doniphan
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Cairo
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Hamilton County
    • County Website:   https://hamiltoncountyne.gov/
    • County Seat for Hamilton:   Aurora
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Paddock   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Paddock.
      • Overland
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Overland is located in Hamilton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland
      • Marquette
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Hordville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Kronborg
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Kronborg is located in Hamilton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kronborg
      • Murphy
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Murphy is located in Hamilton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
      • Aurora
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Phillips
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Hampton
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Giltner
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Stockham
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Stockham is located in Hamilton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockham
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
  • Howard County
    • County Website:   https://howardcounty.ne.gov/
    • County Seat for Howard:   Saint Paul
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Paddock   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Paddock.
      • Saint Libory
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Cushing
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Cushing is located in Howard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
      • Saint Paul
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Dannebrog
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Midway
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Midway is located in Howard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Elba
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Nysted
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Nysted is located in Howard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nysted
      • Farwell
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Nance County
    • County Website:   https://nancecountyne.gov/
    • County Seat for Nance:   Fullerton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Paddock   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Paddock.
      • Fullerton
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • North Star
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • North Star is located in Nance County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
      • Merchiston
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Merchiston is located in Nance County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merchiston
      • Belgrade
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Timber Creek
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Timber Creek is located in Nance County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Creek
      • Krakow
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Krakow is located in Nance County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krakow
      • Genoa
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Polk County
    • County Website:   https://polkcounty.nebraska.gov/
    • County Seat for Polk:   Osceola
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Paddock   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Paddock.
      • Polk
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Durant
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Durant is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
      • Swedehome
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Swedehome is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedehome
      • Stromsburg
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Osceola
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • York County
    • County Website:   https://www.yorkcounty.ne.gov/
    • County Seat for York:   York
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Paddock   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Paddock.
      • Arborville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Arborville is located in York County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arborville
      • Bradshaw
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Benedict
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Henderson
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Mapps
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Mapps is located in York County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapps
      • Charlestown ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Charlestown is located in York County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
      • York
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Houston
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Houston is located in York County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
      • Thayer
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Thayer is located in York County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
      • Knox
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Knox is located in York County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
      • Lushton
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Lushton is located in York County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lushton
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people

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- Paddock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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.
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