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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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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 from Rockford.<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)
  • 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)
      • 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)
      • 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
  • Lancaster County
  • 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)
      • 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
  • 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)
      • 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: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marietta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
        • Marietta is located in Marshall County (KS)
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Marietta
        • From Rockford to Marietta
      • 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)
      • 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)
      • Home
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Marysville
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Carden
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden
        • Carden is located in Marshall County (KS)
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Carden
        • From Rockford to Carden
      • 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)
      • 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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.
<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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