Welcome to Nebraska ...

So far, we found very little information about Nebraska. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Nebraska to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Nebraska, please Contact Us.

Nebraska would have been located within present day Pickaway County<2>.

The location of Nebraska has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nebraska, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1862.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Nebraska is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Nebraska was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Nebraska ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Nebraska - they are located in Arkansas, Indiana, North Carolina, Pennsylvania (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Nebraska ...

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

• Columbus
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 903,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <5>
• Grove City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
  • Grove City is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove City <5>
• Lancaster
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,932 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <5>
• Reynoldsburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
  • Reynoldsburg is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynoldsburg <5>
• Pickerington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerington
  • Pickerington is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickerington <5>
• Whitehall
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
  • Whitehall is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <5>
• Circleville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
  • Circleville is located in Pickaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,158 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Circleville <5>
• Bexley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bexley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
  • Bexley is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bexley <5>
• Canal Winchester
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canal Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Winchester
  • Canal Winchester is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canal Winchester <5>
• Groveport
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groveport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveport
  • Groveport is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groveport <5>

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

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

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

Adding Nebraska to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nebraska in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Nebraska was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Nebraska post office opened in 1862.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nebraska.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/