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Welcome to Paul ...

Paul is located in Otoe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Paul, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

Paul is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Paul lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Paul: 402 & 531<3>

Communities Also Named Paul ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Paul - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Michigan, Mississippi and Utah (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Paul.

Communities near Paul ...

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

  • Nebraska City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Auburn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Syracuse
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Hamburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Hamburg is located in Fremont County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,041 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <4>
  • Sidney
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sidney is located in Fremont County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <4>
  • Peru
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Johnson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Cook
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cook is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cook <4>
  • Riverton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Avoca
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

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 Paul. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Paul.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Paul. 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 Paul.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Paul ...

Looking for more information about Paul? 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 Paul, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Paul.

Adding Paul to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Paul in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Paul was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Paul post office opened in 1884. The Paul post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Paul.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Otoe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Paul - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 402 code has been Overlayed with the 531 area code. New phone numbers in the Paul area will be assigned with one of these codes: 402 or 531. As a result, placing a call in the Paul area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/