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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about South Bend (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for South Bend. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for South Bend ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for South Bend: S. Bend

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast 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 south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of 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 included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

South Bend is located in Cass County.

To see how the shape of Nebraska's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cass County: Fremont (IA), Mills (IA), Lancaster, Otoe, Sarpy & Saunders.

Below are the counties that are near South Bend. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Bend:

  • Cass County     (The home county of South Bend)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Bend, with the one closest to South Bend listed first.
    • Louisville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Murdock
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Manley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
      • Manley is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manley <1>
    • Cedar Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
      • Cedar Creek is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Creek <1>
    • Wabash
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
      • Wabash is located in Cass County
    • Weeping Water
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weeping Water have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Water
      • Weeping Water is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,094 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weeping Water <1>
    • Greenwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Elmwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
      • Elmwood is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmwood <1>
    • Alvo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvo
      • Alvo is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvo <1>
    • Cullom
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
      • Cullom is located in Cass County
    • Avoca
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avoca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
      • Avoca is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <1>
    • Eagle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
      • Eagle is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle <1>
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Bend, with the one closest to South Bend listed first.
    • Millard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Elkhorn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
      • Elkhorn is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhorn <1>
    • Venice
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
      • Venice is located in Douglas County
    • Ralston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ralston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
      • Ralston is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,254 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ralston <1>
    • Boys Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Waterloo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
      • Waterloo is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <1>
    • King Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Lake
      • King Lake is located in Douglas County
    • Omaha
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
      • Omaha is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478,393 people
      • Omaha has also been known as:
      • Omaha City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <1>
    • Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
      • Valley is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley <1>
    • Irvington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
      • Irvington is located in Douglas County
    • Bennington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
      • Bennington is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennington <1>
    • Elk City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
      • Elk City is located in Douglas County
  • Lancaster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Bend, with the one closest to South Bend listed first.
    • Waverly
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Prairie Home
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
      • Prairie Home is located in Lancaster County
    • Walton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Havelock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
      • Havelock is located in Lancaster County
    • Davey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davey
      • Davey is located in Lancaster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davey <1>
    • Arbor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor
      • Arbor is located in Lancaster County
    • Belmont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Belmont is located in Lancaster County
    • Bennet
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cheney
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheney
      • Cheney is located in Lancaster County
    • College View
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College View
      • College View is located in Lancaster County
    • Pine Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
      • Pine Lake is located in Lancaster County
    • Gaslight Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaslight Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
      • Gaslight Village is located in Lancaster County
  • Otoe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Bend, with the one closest to South Bend listed first.
    • Otoe
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otoe
      • Otoe is located in Otoe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otoe <1>
    • Palmyra
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
      • Palmyra is located in Otoe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <1>
    • Unadilla
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
      • Unadilla is located in Otoe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <1>
    • Syracuse
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Dunbar
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunbar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
      • Dunbar is located in Otoe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunbar <1>
    • Wyoming
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
      • Wyoming is located in Otoe County
    • Douglas
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Lorton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Nebraska City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sarpy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Bend, with the one closest to South Bend listed first.
    • Linoma Beach
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linoma Beach
      • Linoma Beach is located in Sarpy County
    • Springfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Sarpy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <1>
    • Gretna
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Richfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Chalco
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalco
      • Chalco is located in Sarpy County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chalco <1>
    • Papillion
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Papillion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papillion
      • Papillion is located in Sarpy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,293 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Papillion <1>
    • La Vista
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vista
      • La Vista is located in Sarpy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,020 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Vista <1>
    • La Platte
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Platte
      • La Platte is located in Sarpy County
    • Bellevue
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Saunders County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Bend, with the one closest to South Bend listed first.
    • Ashland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Ashland is located in Saunders County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,724 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <1>
    • Memphis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wann
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wann
      • Wann is located in Saunders County
    • Ithaca
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Yutan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yutan
      • Yutan is located in Saunders County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yutan <1>
    • Mead
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead
      • Mead is located in Saunders County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mead <1>
    • Swedeburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeburg
      • Swedeburg is located in Saunders County
    • Ceresco
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Leshara
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Wahoo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
      • Wahoo is located in Saunders County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,603 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wahoo <1>
    • Colon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Weston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Washington County
    • Washington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
      • Washington is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <1>
  • Fremont County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Bend, with the one closest to South Bend listed first.
    • Bartlett
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
      • Bartlett is located in Fremont County (IA)
    • McPaul
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPaul
      • McPaul is located in Fremont County (IA)
    • Percival
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Percival have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percival
      • Percival is located in Fremont County (IA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Percival <1>
    • Thurman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
      • Thurman is located in Fremont County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
    • Tabor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
      • Tabor is located in Fremont County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tabor <1>
  • Mills County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Bend, with the one closest to South Bend listed first.
    • Pacific City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacific City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
      • Pacific City is located in Mills County (IA)
    • Pacific Junction
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacific Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific Junction
      • Pacific Junction is located in Mills County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacific Junction <1>
    • Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
      • Mills is located in Mills County (IA)
    • Glenwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Mineola
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
      • Mineola is located in Mills County (IA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineola <1>
  • Pottawattamie County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Bend, with the one closest to South Bend listed first.
    • Carter Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Lake
      • Carter Lake is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,793 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carter Lake <1>
    • Council Bluffs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dumfries
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
      • Dumfries is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
    • Chautauqua
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
      • Chautauqua is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Bend, see our County-by-County Page for South Bend.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of South Bend ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Bend.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of South Bend. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of South Bend and those printed in the larger area surrounding South Bend.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of South Bend.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to South Bend:

Cemeteries Near South Bend ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Bend.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Bend covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Bend, with the one closest to South Bend listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that South Bend had a population of 132 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, South Bend had a population of 105 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from South Bend, with the one closest to South Bend listed first.

  • Murdock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Ashland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Ashland is located in Saunders County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,724 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <1>
  • Manley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
    • Manley is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manley <1>
  • Wabash
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
    • Wabash is located in Cass County
  • Cedar Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
    • Cedar Creek is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Creek <1>
  • Springfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Springfield is located in Sarpy County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <1>
  • Gretna
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Greenwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Weeping Water
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weeping Water have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Water
    • Weeping Water is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,094 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weeping Water <1>
  • Alvo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvo
    • Alvo is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvo <1>
  • Elmwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
    • Elmwood is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmwood <1>
  • Richfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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    • Memphis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cullom
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
      • Cullom is located in Cass County
    • Chalco
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalco
      • Chalco is located in Sarpy County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chalco <1>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Bend. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Bend.

The official website for South Bend: www.southbendnebraska.com/

The official website for Cass County: www.cassne.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Bend) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Bend. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0023, Longitude: -96.2470       In this case, the coordinates for South Bend have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about South Bend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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