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Nearest Communities to Wayne,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

Please note 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.

Wayne is located in Wayne County and is the County Seat.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wayne County: Cedar, Cuming, Dixon, Madison, Pierce, Stanton & Thurston.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 48 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Wayne. Of these communities, 43 are located in counties other than Wayne 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 Wayne (which is Wayne 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 Wayne

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

  • Wayne County   (where Wayne resides)
    • County Website:   www.county.waynene.org/
    • County Seat for Wayne:   Wayne
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wayne   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wayne.
      • Winside
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Altona
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altona have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
        • Altona is located in Wayne County
      • Carroll
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carroll have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
        • Carroll is located in Wayne County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carroll <3>
      • Sholes
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sholes
        • Sholes is located in Wayne County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
      • Hoskins
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar County
    • County Website:   www.co.cedar.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Cedar:   Hartington
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wayne   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wayne.
      • Laurel
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Belden
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Randolph
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Coleridge
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coleridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
      • Magnet
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnet have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
        • Magnet is located in Cedar County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnet <3>
      • Hartington
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
  • Cuming County
    • County Website:   www.co.cuming.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Cuming:   West Point
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wayne   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wayne.
      • Wisner
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Bismarck ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bismarck have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck
        • Bismarck is located in Cuming County
      • Beemer
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Bancroft
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Aloys
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aloys
        • Aloys is located in Cuming County
  • Dakota County
    • County Seat for Dakota:   Dakota City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wayne   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wayne.
      • Nacora
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nacora have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacora
        • Nacora is located in Dakota County
      • Goodwin
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodwin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin
        • Goodwin is located in Dakota County
      • Hubbard
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Willis
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
        • Willis is located in Dakota County
      • Homer
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jackson
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
        • Jackson is located in Dakota County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <3>
  • Dixon County
    • County Website:   www.co.dixon.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Dixon:   Ponca
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wayne   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wayne.
      • Wakefield
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Concord
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
        • Concord is located in Dixon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <3>
      • Dixon
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Emerson
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
        • Emerson is located in Dixon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emerson <3>
      • Allen
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Martinsburg
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
        • Martinsburg is located in Dixon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
      • Waterbury
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ponca
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lime Grove
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Grove
        • Lime Grove is located in Dixon County
      • Newcastle
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Madison County
  • Pierce County
    • County Website:   www.co.pierce.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Pierce:   Pierce
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wayne   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wayne.
      • West Randolph ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Randolph
        • West Randolph is located in Pierce County
      • Wee Town
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wee Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wee Town
        • Wee Town is located in Pierce County
      • Hadar
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • McLean
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Pierce
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
      • Osmond
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Stanton County
    • County Website:   www.co.stanton.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Stanton:   Stanton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wayne   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wayne.
      • Pilger
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Spurville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spurville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurville
        • Spurville is located in Stanton County
      • Stanton
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Thurston County
    • County Seat for Thurston:   Pender
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wayne   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wayne.
      • Thurston
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thurston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
        • Thurston is located in Thurston County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurston <3>
      • Pender
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Walthill
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walthill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthill
        • Walthill is located in Thurston County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walthill <3>
      • Winnebago
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnebago have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnebago
        • Winnebago is located in Thurston County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnebago <3>
      • Rosalie
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosalie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosalie
        • Rosalie is located in Thurston County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosalie <3>

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wayne) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wayne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2356, Longitude: -97.0178       In this case, the coordinates for Wayne 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>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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