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Nearest Communities to Phillips,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small village in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Phillips.<1>

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

Phillips is located in Hamilton County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hamilton County: Adams, Clay, Fillmore, Hall, Merrick, Polk & York.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 76 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Phillips. Of these communities, 67 are located in counties other than Hamilton 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 Phillips (which is Hamilton 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 Phillips

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

  • Hamilton County   (where Phillips resides)
    • County Website:   www.co.hamilton.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Hamilton:   Aurora
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Phillips   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Phillips.
      • Murphy
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
        • Murphy is located in Hamilton County
      • Giltner
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Giltner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giltner
        • Giltner is located in Hamilton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Giltner <4>
      • Aurora
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
        • Aurora is located in Hamilton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,490 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <4>
      • Marquette
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Kronborg
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Hampton
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Overland
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Stockham
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockham
        • Stockham is located in Hamilton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
      • Hordville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Adams County
    • County Website:   www.adamscounty.org/
    • County Seat for Adams:   Hastings
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Phillips   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Phillips.
      • Hansen
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Blaine
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Halloran
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halloran have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halloran
        • Halloran is located in Adams County
      • Kingswood Plaza
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingswood Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Plaza
        • Kingswood Plaza is located in Adams County
      • Good Samaritan Village
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Samaritan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Samaritan Village
        • Good Samaritan Village is located in Adams County
      • Countryside Parks
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Countryside Parks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Parks
        • Countryside Parks is located in Adams County
      • Hastings
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Prosser
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prosser have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser
        • Prosser is located in Adams County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
      • Level
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Level have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level
        • Level is located in Adams County
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Hayland
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Ingleside
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingleside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
          • Ingleside is located in Adams County
        • Juniata
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Muriel
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muriel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muriel
          • Muriel is located in Adams County
        • Brickton ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brickton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickton
          • Brickton is located in Adams County
        • Kenesaw
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenesaw have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenesaw
          • Kenesaw is located in Adams County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenesaw <4>
  • Buffalo County
    • County Website:   www.buffalogov.org/
    • County Seat for Buffalo:   Kearney
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Phillips   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Phillips.
      • Shelton
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton
        • Shelton is located in Buffalo County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelton <4>
      • Denman
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Saint Michael
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Michael have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michael
        • Saint Michael is located in Buffalo County
  • Clay County
  • Fillmore County
  • Hall County
    • County Website:   www.hcgi.org/
    • County Seat for Hall:   Grand Island
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Phillips   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Phillips.
      • Kuesters Lake
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kuesters Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuesters Lake
        • Kuesters Lake is located in Hall County
      • Kingwood Estates
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingwood Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood Estates
        • Kingwood Estates is located in Hall County
      • Parkview
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkview
        • Parkview is located in Hall County
      • Pioneer Estates
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Estates
        • Pioneer Estates is located in Hall County
      • Grand Island
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Doniphan
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doniphan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
        • Doniphan is located in Hall County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doniphan <4>
      • Alda
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
      • Ovina
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ovina have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovina
        • Ovina is located in Hall County
      • Abbott
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbott have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
        • Abbott is located in Hall County
      • Rosedale
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
        • Rosedale is located in Hall County
      • Wood River
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Cairo
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Cameron
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Howard County
  • Merrick County
    • County Seat for Merrick:   Central City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Phillips   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Phillips.
      • Lockwood
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
        • Lockwood is located in Merrick County
      • Chapman
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Worms
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Paddock
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paddock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock
        • Paddock is located in Merrick County
      • Central City
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Hord
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • 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.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
        • Hord is located in Merrick County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Hord
        • From Phillips to Hord
      • Riverside Park
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
        • Riverside Park is located in Merrick County
      • Archer
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Heber
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heber have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber
        • Heber is located in Merrick County
      • Palmer
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Clarks
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
  • Polk 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 from Point A (ie- Phillips) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Phillips. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8976, Longitude: -98.2138    
<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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.




 

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