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Nearest Communities to Prairie Center,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Prairie Center.<1>

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

Prairie Center is located in Buffalo County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Buffalo County: Adams, Custer, Dawson, Hall, Howard, Kearney, Phelps & Sherman.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 55 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Prairie Center. Of these communities, 34 are located in counties other than Buffalo 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 Prairie Center (which is Buffalo 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 Prairie Center

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

  • Buffalo County   (where Prairie Center resides)
    • County Website:   www.buffalogov.org/
    • County Seat for Buffalo:   Kearney
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Prairie Center   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Prairie Center.
      • Pleasanton
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Glenwood Park
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • 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.<5> 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 <3>
      • Poole
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
      • Sartoria
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Kearney
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Prairie View Estates
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie View Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Estates
        • Prairie View Estates is located in Buffalo County
      • R-Villa Courts
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for R-Villa Courts have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for R-Villa Courts
        • R-Villa Courts is located in Buffalo County
      • Amherst
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Sweetwater
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Ravenna
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Continue List   (9 more) ...
        • 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.<5> 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 <3>
        • Alfalfa Center
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alfalfa Center have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfalfa Center
          • Alfalfa Center is located in Buffalo County
        • 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantasket
          • Nantasket is located in Buffalo County
        • Odessa
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • 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.<5> 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 <3>
        • Miller
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michael
          • Saint Michael is located in Buffalo County
        • 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.<5> 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 <3>
        • Denman
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Adams County
    • County Website:   www.adamscounty.org/
    • County Seat for Adams:   Hastings
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Prairie Center   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Prairie Center.
      • Kenesaw
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenesaw have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <3>
      • Hayland
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Prosser
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prosser have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
  • Custer County
  • Dawson County
    • County Website:   www.dawsoncountyne.net/
    • County Seat for Dawson:   Lexington
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Prairie Center   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Prairie Center.
      • Trued
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trued have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trued
        • Trued is located in Dawson County
      • Sumner
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Overton
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
        • Overton is located in Dawson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overton <3>
      • Josselyn
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Josselyn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josselyn
        • Josselyn is located in Dawson County
  • Hall County
  • Howard County
  • Kearney County
    • County Website:   www.kearneycounty.ne.gov/
    • County Seat for Kearney:   Minden
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Prairie Center   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Prairie Center.
      • Kearney City ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kearney City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney City
        • Kearney City is located in Kearney County
        • Kearney City has also been known as:
        • Dobytown
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Kearney City
        • From Prairie Center to Kearney City
      • 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
      • Valley City ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
        • Valley City is located in Kearney County
      • Lowell
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
        • Lowell is located in Kearney County
      • 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.<5> 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 <3>
      • Koller
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Koller have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koller
        • Koller is located in Kearney County
      • Minden
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Axtell
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Keene
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Norman
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Phelps County
  • Sherman 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- Prairie Center) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Prairie Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8589, Longitude: -99.0553    
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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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