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Nearest Communities to Rockford,
Listed County-By-County

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

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.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>

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

Rockford is located in Gage County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Gage County: Marshall (KS), Washington (KS), Jefferson, Johnson, Lancaster, Otoe, Pawnee & Saline.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 85 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Rockford. Of these communities, 66 are located in counties other than Gage 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 Rockford (which is Gage 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 Rockford

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

  • Gage County   (where Rockford resides)
    • County Website:   www.co.gage.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Gage:   Beatrice
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rockford   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rockford.
      • Filley
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Holmesville
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Virginia
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
        • Virginia is located in Gage County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia <3>
      • Beatrice
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Blue Springs
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Glenover
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenover have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenover
        • Glenover is located in Gage County
      • Wymore
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Pickrell
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Badger
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Badger have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
        • Badger is located in Gage County
      • Liberty
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Hoag
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoag have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoag
        • Hoag is located in Gage County
      • Barneston
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Continue List   (7 more) ...
        • Krider
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Krider have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krider
          • Krider is located in Gage County
        • Ellis
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
          • Ellis is located in Gage County
        • Adams
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
          • Adams is located in Gage County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <3>
        • Odell
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Cortland
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cortland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
          • Cortland is located in Gage County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cortland <3>
        • Clatonia
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Lanham
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
          • Lanham is located in Gage County
  • Jefferson County
    • County Website:   www.co.jefferson.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Jefferson:   Fairbury
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rockford   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rockford.
      • Diller
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Harbine
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbine
        • Harbine is located in Jefferson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
      • Plymouth
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
        • Plymouth is located in Jefferson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <3>
      • Jansen
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jansen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jansen
        • Jansen is located in Jefferson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jansen <3>
      • Steele City
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steele City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele City
        • Steele City is located in Jefferson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steele City <3>
      • Rudy
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rudy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudy
        • Rudy is located in Jefferson County
      • Endicott
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Endicott have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott
        • Endicott is located in Jefferson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Endicott <3>
      • Bower ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bower have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower
        • Bower is located in Jefferson County
  • Johnson County
    • County Website:   www.co.johnson.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Johnson:   Tecumseh
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rockford   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rockford.
      • Crab Orchard
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
        • Crab Orchard is located in Johnson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crab Orchard <3>
      • Vesta
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
        • Vesta is located in Johnson County
      • Sterling
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Mary
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary
        • Saint Mary is located in Johnson County
      • Tecumseh
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Elk Creek
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Helena ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
        • Helena is located in Johnson County
      • Graf ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graf have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graf
        • Graf is located in Johnson County
      • Cook
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
        • Cook is located in Johnson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cook <3>
  • Lancaster County
    • County Website:   www.lancaster.ne.gov/
    • County Seat for Lancaster:   Lincoln
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rockford   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rockford.
      • Firth
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firth
        • Firth is located in Lancaster County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Firth <3>
      • Pella ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pella have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
        • Pella is located in Lancaster County
      • Princeton
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
        • Princeton is located in Lancaster County
      • Hallam
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Holland
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
        • Holland is located in Lancaster County
      • Panama
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Hickman
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Martell
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Sprague
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Kramer
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramer
        • Kramer is located in Lancaster County
      • Centerville
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
        • Centerville is located in Lancaster County
      • Hanlon
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanlon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlon
        • Hanlon is located in Lancaster County
      • Roca
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roca have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roca
        • Roca is located in Lancaster County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roca <3>
      • Bennet
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Otoe County
  • Pawnee County
    • County Website:   www.co.pawnee.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Pawnee:   Pawnee City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rockford   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rockford.
      • Tate ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tate have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate
        • Tate is located in Pawnee County
      • Lewiston
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewiston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
        • Lewiston is located in Pawnee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <3>
      • Armour ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armour have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
        • Armour is located in Pawnee County
      • Burchard
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Mayberry
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayberry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
        • Mayberry is located in Pawnee County
      • Bookwalter
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bookwalter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookwalter
        • Bookwalter is located in Pawnee County
      • Mission ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
        • Mission is located in Pawnee County
      • Steinauer
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Violet ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Violet have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
        • Violet is located in Pawnee County
      • Pawnee City
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Table Rock
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Saline County
    • County Website:   www.co.saline.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Saline:   Wilber
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rockford   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rockford.
      • De Witt
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Wilber
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Swanton
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Shestak
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shestak have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shestak
        • Shestak is located in Saline County
  • Marshall County
    • County Seat for Marshall:   Marysville (KS)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rockford   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rockford.
      • Oketo
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketo
        • Oketo is located in Marshall County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
      • Lone Elm
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Elm have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
        • Lone Elm is located in Marshall County (KS)
      • Marietta
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
        • Marietta is located in Marshall County (KS)
      • Summerfield
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Hermansberg
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermansberg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermansberg
        • Hermansberg is located in Marshall County (KS)
      • Herkimer
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herkimer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herkimer
        • Herkimer is located in Marshall County (KS)
      • Bremen
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
        • Bremen is located in Marshall County (KS)
      • Saint Bridget
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Bridget have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bridget
        • Saint Bridget is located in Marshall County (KS)
      • Summit
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
        • Summit is located in Marshall County (KS)
      • Beattie
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattie
        • Beattie is located in Marshall County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
      • Home
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Home have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
        • Home is located in Marshall County (KS)
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Home <3>
      • Marysville
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Carden
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden
        • Carden is located in Marshall County (KS)
      • Upland
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
        • Upland is located in Marshall County (KS)
  • Washington County
    • County Seat for Washington:   Washington (KS)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rockford   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rockford.
      • Lanham
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
        • Lanham is located in Washington County (KS)
      • Hollenberg
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollenberg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollenberg
        • Hollenberg is located in Washington County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
      • Hanover
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
        • Hanover is located in Washington County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <3>
      • Spence
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
        • Spence is located in Washington County (KS)

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rockford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rockford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2514, Longitude: -96.6004    
<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>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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