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Nearest Communities to Valley City,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Valley City is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Kearney County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kearney County: Adams, Buffalo, Franklin, Harlan, Phelps & Webster.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 70 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Valley City. Of these communities, 60 are located in counties other than Kearney County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Valley City (which is Kearney 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 Valley City

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

  • Kearney County   (where Valley City resides)
    • County Website:   https://kearneycounty.ne.gov/
    • County Seat for Kearney:   Minden
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Valley City   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Valley City.
      • Lowell
        (Less than 2 miles to the east)
        • Lowell is located in Kearney County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
      • Newark
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Newark is located in Kearney County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Heartwell
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Koller
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Koller is located in Kearney County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koller
      • Kearney City ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Kearney City is located in Kearney County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney City
        • Kearney City has also been known as:
        • Dobytown
      • Minden
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Norman
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Axtell
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Keene
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Keene is located in Kearney County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
      • Wilcox
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Adams County
    • County Website:   https://adamscountyne.gov/
    • County Seat for Adams:   Hastings
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Valley City   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Valley City.
      • Kenesaw
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Hayland
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Hayland is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayland
      • Prosser
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Prosser is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
      • Holstein
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Assumption
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Assumption is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
      • Juniata
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Roseland
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Ingleside
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Ingleside is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
      • Countryside Parks
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Countryside Parks is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Parks
      • Hastings
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Good Samaritan Village
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Hansen
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Hansen is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansen
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        • Kingswood Plaza
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Kingswood Plaza is located in Adams County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Plaza
        • Ayr Junction
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Ayr Junction is located in Adams County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayr Junction
        • Ayr
          (26 miles [41.8 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 <4>
        • Brickton ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Brickton is located in Adams County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickton
        • Blaine
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Blaine is located in Adams County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
        • Muriel
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Muriel is located in Adams County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muriel
        • Halloran
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Halloran is located in Adams County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halloran
        • Level
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Level is located in Adams County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level
  • Buffalo County
    • County Website:   https://buffalocounty.ne.gov/
    • County Seat for Buffalo:   Kearney
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Valley City   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Valley City.
      • Gibbon
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Buda
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Buda is located in Buffalo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
      • Denman
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Denman is located in Buffalo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denman
      • Shelton
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Kearney
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Prairie View Estates
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Prairie View Estates is located in Buffalo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Estates
      • Glenwood Park
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Glenwood Park is located in Buffalo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Park
      • R-Villa Courts
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • R-Villa Courts is located in Buffalo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for R-Villa Courts
      • Alfalfa Center
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Alfalfa Center is located in Buffalo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfalfa Center
      • Prairie Center
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Prairie Center is located in Buffalo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Center
      • Riverdale
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Odessa
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
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        • Poole
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Poole is located in Buffalo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole
        • Amherst
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Pleasanton
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Nantasket ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Nantasket is located in Buffalo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantasket
        • Ravenna
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Saint Michael
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Saint Michael is located in Buffalo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michael
        • Elm Creek
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Sweetwater
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Sweetwater is located in Buffalo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
        • Sartoria
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Sartoria is located in Buffalo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartoria
  • Franklin County
  • Hall County
    • County Website:   https://www.hallcountyne.gov/
    • County Seat for Hall:   Grand Island
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Valley City   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Valley City.
      • Wood River
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Rosedale
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Rosedale is located in Hall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
      • Cameron
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Cameron is located in Hall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Alda
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Doniphan
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Cairo
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Abbott
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Abbott is located in Hall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
      • Ovina
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Ovina is located in Hall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovina
  • Howard County
  • Phelps County
  • Webster County

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Valley City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Valley City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.