Welcome to Steele City ...

The village of Steele City is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Steele City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Steele City has a population of 58 people<3> (see below for details).

Steele City is 1,300 feet [396 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Steele City: (402) and (531)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Steele City had an population of 58 people. This is a decrease of 4.92% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 30.95% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Steele City had a population of 61 people. This makes Steele City the county's 8th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 61 people, the population of Steele City decreased 27.38% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 84 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Steele City.

Communities Also Named Steele City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Steele City - it's located in Florida.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Steele City.

Communities near Steele City ...

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

• Fairbury
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbury
  • Fairbury is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairbury <6>
• Wymore
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wymore
  • Wymore is located in Gage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wymore <6>
• Washington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,065 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <6>
• Hanover
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Hanover is located in Washington County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <6>
• Plymouth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <6>
• Odell
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
  • Odell is located in Gage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <6>
• Diller
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diller
  • Diller is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diller <6>
• Morrowville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrowville
  • Morrowville is located in Washington County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
• Endicott
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Endicott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott
  • Endicott is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Endicott <6>
• Jansen
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jansen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jansen
  • Jansen is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jansen <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Steele City ...

Looking for more information about Steele City? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Steele City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Steele City.

Adding Steele City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Steele City 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 Steele City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Steele City post office opened in 1872.

We also found Steele City in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Steele City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.ne.us/

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