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Nearest Communities to Shelton,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small village in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 from Shelton.<1>

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

Shelton is primarily located in Buffalo County. A portion of Shelton extends into Hall 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 75 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Shelton. Of these communities, 56 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 Shelton (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 Shelton

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

  • Buffalo County   (where Shelton resides)
    • County Website:   https://buffalocounty.ne.gov/
    • County Seat for Buffalo:   Kearney
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Shelton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Shelton.
      • Denman
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Denman is located in Buffalo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denman
      • Gibbon
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Buda
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Buda is located in Buffalo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
      • Saint Michael
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Saint Michael is located in Buffalo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michael
      • Prairie Center
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Prairie Center is located in Buffalo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Center
      • Nantasket ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Nantasket is located in Buffalo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantasket
      • Poole
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Poole is located in Buffalo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole
      • Glenwood Park
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Glenwood Park is located in Buffalo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Park
      • Ravenna
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Kearney
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Prairie View Estates
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Prairie View Estates is located in Buffalo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Estates
      • R-Villa Courts
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • R-Villa Courts is located in Buffalo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for R-Villa Courts
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        • Pleasanton
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Riverdale
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Sweetwater
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Sweetwater is located in Buffalo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
        • Alfalfa Center
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Alfalfa Center is located in Buffalo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfalfa Center
        • Sartoria
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Sartoria is located in Buffalo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartoria
        • Amherst
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Odessa
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Adams County
    • County Website:   https://adamscountyne.gov/
    • County Seat for Adams:   Hastings
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Shelton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Shelton.
      • Hayland
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Hayland is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayland
      • Prosser
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Prosser is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
      • Kenesaw
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Juniata
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Hansen
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Hansen is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansen
      • Assumption
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Assumption is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
      • Ingleside
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Ingleside is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
      • Holstein
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Countryside Parks
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Countryside Parks is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Parks
      • Hastings
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Blaine
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Blaine is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
      • Good Samaritan Village
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
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        • Kingswood Plaza
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Kingswood Plaza is located in Adams County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Plaza
        • Roseland
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Brickton ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Brickton is located in Adams County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickton
        • Halloran
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Halloran is located in Adams County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halloran
        • Ayr Junction
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Ayr Junction is located in Adams County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayr Junction
        • Ayr
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Ayr is located in Adams County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayr
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ayr <3>
        • Level
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Level is located in Adams County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level
        • Muriel
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Muriel is located in Adams County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muriel
  • Clay County
  • Hall County
    • County Website:   https://www.hallcountyne.gov/
    • County Seat for Hall:   Grand Island
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Shelton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Shelton.
      • Wood River
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cameron
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Cameron is located in Hall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Rosedale
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Rosedale is located in Hall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
      • Alda
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Cairo
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Doniphan
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Abbott
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Abbott is located in Hall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
      • Ovina
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Ovina is located in Hall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovina
      • Parkview
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Parkview is located in Hall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkview
      • Kingwood Estates
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Kingwood Estates is located in Hall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood Estates
      • Grand Island
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Pioneer Estates
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Pioneer Estates is located in Hall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Estates
      • Kuesters Lake
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Kuesters Lake is located in Hall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuesters Lake
  • Hamilton County
  • Howard County
  • Kearney County
    • County Website:   https://kearneycounty.ne.gov/
    • County Seat for Kearney:   Minden
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Shelton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Shelton.
      • Lowell
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Lowell is located in Kearney County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
      • Valley City ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Valley City is located in Kearney County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
      • Heartwell
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Newark
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Newark is located in Kearney County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Koller
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Koller is located in Kearney County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koller
      • Kearney City ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Kearney City is located in Kearney County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney City
        • Kearney City has also been known as:
        • Dobytown
      • Norman
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Minden
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Axtell
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Keene
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Keene is located in Kearney County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
  • Merrick County
  • Sherman County

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Shelton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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.
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