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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Prairie Center had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Prairie Center, with the one closest to Prairie Center listed first.

  • Pleasanton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Riverdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
    • Riverdale is located in Buffalo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverdale <2>
  • Glenwood Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Buda
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buda. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
    • Buda is located in Buffalo County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Buda
    • From Prairie Center to Buda
  • Kearney
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Sartoria
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Amherst
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Gibbon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibbon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon
    • Gibbon is located in Buffalo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,875 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibbon <2>
  • Ravenna
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sweetwater
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Odessa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Newark
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
    • Newark is located in Kearney County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Newark
    • From Prairie Center to Newark
  • Nantasket ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nantasket have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantasket
    • Nantasket is located in Buffalo County
  • Hazard
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Shelton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • 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 <2>
  • Lowell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
    • Lowell is located in Kearney County
  • Miller
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Elm Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Creek
    • Elm Creek is located in Buffalo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elm Creek <2>
  • Saint Michael
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Litchfield
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Litchfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
  • Rockville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cameron
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Wood River
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Boelus
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Heartwell
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heartwell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartwell
    • Heartwell is located in Kearney County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heartwell <2>

The official website for Buffalo County: www.buffalogov.org/

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/

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 Prairie Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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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