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Nearest Communities to Stafford,
Listed County-By-County

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

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.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>

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

Stafford is located in Holt County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Holt County: Antelope, Boyd, Knox, Loup, Rock & Wheeler.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 42 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Stafford. Of these communities, 24 are located in counties other than Holt 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 Stafford (which is Holt 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 Stafford

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

  • Holt County   (where Stafford resides)
    • County Website:   www.co.holt.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Holt:   O'Neill
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Stafford   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Stafford.
      • Page
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Emporia ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emporia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
        • Emporia is located in Holt County
      • Inman
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inman have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
        • Inman is located in Holt County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inman <3>
      • Ewing
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ewing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
        • Ewing is located in Holt County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ewing <3>
      • O'Neill
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neill
        • O'Neill is located in Holt County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,537 people
        • O'Neill has also been known as:
        • O'Neill City
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Neill <3>
      • Knievels Corner
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knievels Corner
        • Knievels Corner is located in Holt County
      • Deloit
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deloit
        • Deloit is located in Holt County
      • Chambers
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Opportunity
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Opportunity have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opportunity
        • Opportunity is located in Holt County
      • Star
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
        • Star is located in Holt County
      • Emmet
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmet have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
        • Emmet is located in Holt County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmet <3>
      • Dorsey
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorsey have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
        • Dorsey is located in Holt County
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Amelia
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Meek
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meek
          • Meek is located in Holt County
        • Midway
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
          • Midway is located in Holt County
        • Inez ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inez. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
          • Inez is located in Holt County
        • Redbird
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
          • Redbird is located in Holt County
        • Atkinson
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
          • Atkinson is located in Holt County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,221 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atkinson <3>
  • Antelope County
    • County Website:   www.co.antelope.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Antelope:   Neligh
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Stafford   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Stafford.
      • Orchard
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Royal
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
        • Royal is located in Antelope County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal <3>
      • Clearwater
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearwater have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
        • Clearwater is located in Antelope County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearwater <3>
      • Brunswick
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brunswick have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
        • Brunswick is located in Antelope County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <3>
      • Neligh
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Elgin
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
        • Elgin is located in Antelope County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <3>
      • Oakdale
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Knox County
    • County Website:   www.co.knox.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Knox:   Center
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Stafford   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Stafford.
      • Venus ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Venus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venus
        • Venus is located in Knox County
      • Walnut
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
        • Walnut is located in Knox County
      • Knoxville
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
        • Knoxville is located in Knox County
      • Jelen
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jelen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelen
        • Jelen is located in Knox County
      • Winnetoon
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Verdigre
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Creighton
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Dukeville
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukeville
        • Dukeville is located in Knox County
      • Bazile Mills
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazile Mills
        • Bazile Mills is located in Knox County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
      • Pishelville ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pishelville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pishelville
        • Pishelville is located in Knox County
  • Wheeler County
    • County Seat for Wheeler:   Bartlett
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Stafford   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Stafford.
      • Cumminsville
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumminsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumminsville
        • Cumminsville is located in Wheeler County
      • Koinzan Ranch
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Koinzan Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koinzan Ranch
        • Koinzan Ranch is located in Wheeler County
      • Stokes Ranch
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stokes Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes Ranch
        • Stokes Ranch is located in Wheeler County
      • Wheeler ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheeler have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
        • Wheeler is located in Wheeler County
      • Day Ranch
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Day Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Ranch
        • Day Ranch is located in Wheeler County
      • Headquarters ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Headquarters have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headquarters
        • Headquarters is located in Wheeler County
      • Mignery Ranch
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mignery Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mignery Ranch
        • Mignery Ranch is located in Wheeler 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- Stafford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stafford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3283, Longitude: -98.4470       In this case, the coordinates for Stafford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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.
<5>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.




 

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