Welcome to Western ...

The village of Western is located in Saline County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Western, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Western has a population of 232 people<2> (see below for details).

Western is 1,490 feet [454 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Western: (402) & (531)<4>

The ZIP code for Western: 68464<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Western had an population of 232 people. This is a decrease of 1.28% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 19.16% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Western had a population of 235 people. This makes Western the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Western represents 0.01% of the population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 311st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 235 people, the population of Western decreased 18.12% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 287 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Western.

Communities Also Named Western ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Western - they are located in Arkansas, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, North Carolina, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Western ...

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

• Fairbury
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Wilber
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilber
  • Wilber is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilber <6>
• Friend
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friend
  • Friend is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friend <6>
• Dorchester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
  • Dorchester is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dorchester <6>
• De Witt
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
  • De Witt is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Witt <6>
• Plymouth
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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>
• Milligan
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milligan
  • Milligan is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milligan <6>
• Bruning
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruning
  • Bruning is located in Thayer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruning <6>
• Clatonia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clatonia
  • Clatonia is located in Gage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clatonia <6>
• Alexandria
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Thayer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <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 Western. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Western.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Western ...

Looking for more information about Western? 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 Western, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Western.

Adding Western to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Western 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 Western was on a map titled Map of Nebraska (from Rand McNally, 1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Western.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saline County: www.co.saline.ne.us/

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