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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Wood River had a population of 481 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Wood River had a population of 1,307 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wood River, with the one closest to Wood River listed first.

  • Cameron
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Shelton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton
    • Shelton is located in Buffalo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelton <3>
  • Alda
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alda
    • Alda is located in Hall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alda <3>
  • Prosser
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prosser have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser
    • Prosser is located in Adams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
  • Cairo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Doniphan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doniphan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
    • Doniphan is located in Hall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doniphan <3>
  • Abbott
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
    • Abbott is located in Hall County
  • Gibbon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon
    • Gibbon is located in Buffalo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,875 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibbon <3>
  • Kenesaw
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenesaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenesaw
    • Kenesaw is located in Adams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenesaw <3>
  • Hansen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Grand Island
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Michael
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Michael have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michael
    • Saint Michael is located in Buffalo County
  • Juniata
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Lowell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
    • Lowell is located in Kearney County
  • Boelus
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Hastings
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Trumbull
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Nantasket ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nantasket have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantasket
    • Nantasket is located in Buffalo County
  • Heartwell
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heartwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartwell
    • Heartwell is located in Kearney County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heartwell <3>
  • Dannebrog
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dannebrog have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dannebrog
    • Dannebrog is located in Howard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dannebrog <3>
  • Buda
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buda. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
    • Buda is located in Buffalo County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Buda
    • From Wood River to Buda
  • Nysted
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Lockwood
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
    • Lockwood is located in Merrick County
  • Ravenna
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Newark
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
    • Newark is located in Kearney County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Newark
    • From Wood River to Newark
  • Saint Libory
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Wood River. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hall County: www.hcgi.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Wood River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<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.




 

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