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Welcome to Saint Stephens ...

Saint Stephens is located in Nuckolls County<1>.


The location of Saint Stephens has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Stephens, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Stephens: St. Stephens

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Saint Stephens for more information about variations on the name of Saint Stephens.

Saint Stephens is 1,860 feet [567 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Saint Stephens lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Saint Stephens: (402) and (531)<4>

Communities Also Named Saint Stephens ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Saint Stephens - they are located in Alabama, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Stephens.

Communities near Saint Stephens ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Saint Stephens.

  • Superior
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Cloud
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Blue Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill
    • Blue Hill is located in Webster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 850 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Hill <5>
  • Edgar
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Nelson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Fairfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenvil
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Bladen
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Guide Rock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guide Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guide Rock
    • Guide Rock is located in Webster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guide Rock <5>
  • Ayr
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayr have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayr
    • Ayr is located in Adams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ayr <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Saint Stephens. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saint Stephens.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Saint Stephens. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Stephens.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Stephens. See our Newspapers Page for Saint Stephens.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Stephens ...

Looking for more information about Saint Stephens? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Saint Stephens, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Saint Stephens.

Adding Saint Stephens to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saint Stephens in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Saint Stephens was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Saint Stephens post office opened in 1881.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint Stephens.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint Stephens. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Nuckolls, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saint Stephens - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (531) is an overlay for area code (402).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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