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Welcome to Pella ...

So far, we found very little information about Pella. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Pella to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pella, please Contact Us.

Pella would have been located within present day Lancaster County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pella, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Pella is 1,350 feet [411 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Pella was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Pella was located: 402 & 531<4>

Communities Also Named Pella ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Pella - they are located in Idaho, Iowa, Montana, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Pella ...

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

  • Hickman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Syracuse
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Eagle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Bennet
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Adams
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Firth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Firth is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Firth <5>
  • Palmyra
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cortland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Sterling
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Roca
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Roca is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roca
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roca <5>

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

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

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

Adding Pella to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pella 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 (so far) for Pella was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Pella post office opened in 1883. The Pella post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pella.

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Pella, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Lancaster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pella - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Pella area will be assigned with one of these codes: 402 or 531. As a result, placing a call in the Pella area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/