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Nearest Communities to Palmer,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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

Palmer 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 63 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Palmer. Of these communities, 52 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 Palmer (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 Palmer

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

  • Merrick County   (where Palmer resides)
    • County Seat for Merrick:   Central City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Palmer   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Palmer.
      • Archer
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Worms
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Hord
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hord. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
        • Hord is located in Merrick County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Hord
        • From Palmer to Hord
      • Chapman
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Paddock
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paddock have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock
        • Paddock is located in Merrick County
      • Central City
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Heber
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heber have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber
        • Heber is located in Merrick County
      • Lockwood
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
        • Lockwood is located in Merrick County
      • Riverside Park
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
        • Riverside Park is located in Merrick County
      • Clarks
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
        • Clarks is located in Merrick County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks <3>
      • Havens
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havens have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havens
        • Havens is located in Merrick County
  • Boone County
    • County Website:   www.co.boone.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Boone:   Albion
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Palmer   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Palmer.
      • Cedar Rapids
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rapids
        • Cedar Rapids is located in Boone County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Rapids <3>
      • Primrose
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Primrose have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
        • Primrose is located in Boone County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Primrose <3>
  • Buffalo County
  • Greeley County
  • Hall County
    • County Website:   www.hcgi.org/
    • County Seat for Hall:   Grand Island
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Palmer   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Palmer.
      • Pioneer Estates
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Estates
        • Pioneer Estates is located in Hall County
      • Kuesters Lake
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kuesters Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuesters Lake
        • Kuesters Lake is located in Hall County
      • Abbott
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbott have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
        • Abbott is located in Hall County
      • Ovina
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ovina have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovina
        • Ovina is located in Hall County
      • Grand Island
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Kingwood Estates
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingwood Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood Estates
        • Kingwood Estates is located in Hall County
      • Parkview
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkview have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkview
        • Parkview is located in Hall County
      • Cairo
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Alda
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alda have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alda
        • Alda is located in Hall County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alda <3>
      • Cameron
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hamilton County
  • Howard County
    • County Seat for Howard:   Saint Paul
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Palmer   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Palmer.
      • Cushing
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Saint Libory
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Saint Paul
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Midway
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
        • Midway is located in Howard County
      • Dannebrog
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dannebrog have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dannebrog
        • Dannebrog is located in Howard County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dannebrog <3>
      • Elba
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Farwell
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Nysted
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Cotesfield
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cotesfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotesfield
        • Cotesfield is located in Howard County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Cotesfield
        • From Palmer to Cotesfield
      • Dannevirke
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Boelus
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Howard City
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard City
        • Howard City is located in Howard County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
      • Paplin ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paplin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paplin
        • Paplin is located in Howard County
  • Nance County
    • County Website:   www.co.nance.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Nance:   Fullerton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Palmer   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Palmer.
      • North Star
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Star have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
        • North Star is located in Nance County
      • Timber Creek
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Creek
        • Timber Creek is located in Nance County
      • Fullerton
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Belgrade
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Merchiston
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merchiston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merchiston
        • Merchiston is located in Nance County
      • Krakow
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Polk County
  • Sherman County
  • York 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- Palmer) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Palmer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2222, Longitude: -98.2570    
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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.




 

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