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Nearest Communities to Paplin,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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

Although our information shows that the community of Paplin is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Howard County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Howard County: Buffalo, Greeley, Hall, Merrick, Nance, Sherman & Valley.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 52 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Paplin. Of these communities, 40 are located in counties other than Howard County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Paplin (which is Howard 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 Paplin

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

  • Howard County   (where Paplin resides)
    • County Seat for Howard:   Saint Paul
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Paplin   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Paplin.
      • Dannevirke
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dannevirke
        • Dannevirke is located in Howard County
      • Cotesfield
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • 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
      • Farwell
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Elba
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Midway
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
        • Midway is located in Howard County
      • Nysted
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nysted
        • Nysted is located in Howard County
      • Boelus
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Howard City
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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
      • Dannebrog
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dannebrog have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
      • Saint Paul
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Cushing
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
        • Cushing is located in Howard County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
      • Saint Libory
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Buffalo County
    • County Website:   www.buffalogov.org/
    • County Seat for Buffalo:   Kearney
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Paplin   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Paplin.
      • Saint Michael
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Michael have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michael
        • Saint Michael is located in Buffalo County
      • Nantasket ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nantasket have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantasket
        • Nantasket is located in Buffalo County
      • Ravenna
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Sweetwater
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
        • Sweetwater is located in Buffalo County
      • Poole
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole
        • Poole is located in Buffalo County
      • Pleasanton
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Custer County
  • Greeley County
    • County Seat for Greeley:   Greeley
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Paplin   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Paplin.
      • Scotia Junction
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotia Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia Junction
        • Scotia Junction is located in Greeley County
      • Scotia
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Horace ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
        • Horace is located in Greeley County
      • Brayton
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
        • Brayton is located in Greeley County
      • Wolbach
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • O'Connor
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for O'Connor have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Connor
        • O'Connor is located in Greeley County
      • Greeley Center
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley Center
        • Greeley Center is located in Greeley County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
      • Greeley
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Belfast
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belfast have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
        • Belfast is located in Greeley County
  • Hall County
    • County Website:   www.hcgi.org/
    • County Seat for Hall:   Grand Island
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Paplin   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Paplin.
      • Cairo
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Abbott
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbott have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
        • Abbott is located in Hall County
      • Cameron
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
        • Cameron is located in Hall County
      • Ovina
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ovina have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovina
        • Ovina is located in Hall County
      • Pioneer Estates
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Estates
        • Pioneer Estates is located in Hall County
  • Merrick County
  • Nance County
  • Sherman County
    • County Website:   www.co.sherman.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Sherman:   Loup City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Paplin   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Paplin.
      • Ashton
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Loup City
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loup City
        • Loup City is located in Sherman County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
        • Loup City has also been known as:
        • Loup
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loup City <5>
      • North Loup City
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Loup City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Loup City
        • North Loup City is located in Sherman County
      • Rockville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hazard
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Litchfield
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Litchfield have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
        • Litchfield is located in Sherman County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchfield <5>
  • Valley County
    • County Website:   www.co.valley.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Valley:   Ord
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Paplin   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Paplin.
      • North Loup
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Olean
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olean have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
        • Olean is located in Valley County
      • Sumter
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sumter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
        • Sumter is located in Valley County
      • Vinton ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
        • Vinton is located in Valley County
      • Saunders
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saunders have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunders
        • Saunders is located in Valley County
      • Spelts
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spelts have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelts
        • Spelts is located in Valley County
      • Arcadia
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Ord
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
        • Ord is located in Valley County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,052 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ord <5>
      • Elyria
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elyria have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elyria
        • Elyria is located in Valley County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elyria <5>
      • Geranium ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geranium have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geranium
        • Geranium is located in Valley County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Paplin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Paplin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2803, Longitude: -98.7367       In this case, the coordinates for Paplin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Paplin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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