Welcome to Sholes ...

The village of Sholes is located in Wayne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sholes, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sholes has a population of 20 people<2> (see below for details).

Sholes is 1,730 feet [527 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Sholes: (402) and (531)<4>

The ZIP code for Sholes: 68771<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sholes had an population of 20 people. This is a decrease of 4.76% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 16.67% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sholes had a population of 21 people. This makes Sholes the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 21 people, the population of Sholes decreased 12.5% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 24 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Sholes.

Communities near Sholes ...

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

• Wayne
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
  • Wayne is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,758 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <7>
• Pierce
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
  • Pierce is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce <7>
• Hartington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartington have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartington
  • Hartington is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,469 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartington <7>
• Laurel
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Laurel is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <7>
• Randolph
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Randolph is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <7>
• Osmond
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osmond
  • Osmond is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osmond <7>
• Wausa
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wausa have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausa
  • Wausa is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wausa <7>
• Coleridge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coleridge have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleridge
  • Coleridge is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coleridge <7>
• Winside
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winside
  • Winside is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winside <7>
• Hadar
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadar
  • Hadar is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hadar <7>

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 Sholes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sholes.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sholes. 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 Sholes.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sholes ...

Looking for more information about Sholes? 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 Sholes, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sholes.

Adding Sholes to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sholes 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 Sholes was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Sholes post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sholes.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wayne County: www.county.waynene.org/

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