Welcome to Nebraska ...

Nebraska is located in Forest County<1>.

The location of Nebraska has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nebraska, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

Nebraska is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Nebraska lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Nebraska lies within the (814) area code.

Communities Also Named Nebraska ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Nebraska: This one is located in Forest County and the other is located in Lackawanna County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 6 communities that are also named Nebraska - they are located in Arkansas, Indiana, North Carolina, Ohio 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.

• Oil City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Oil City is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oil City <4>
• Clarion
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarion
  • Clarion is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarion <4>
• Titusville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titusville
  • Titusville is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Titusville <4>
• Knox
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
  • Knox is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <4>
• Pleasantville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
  • Pleasantville is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasantville <4>
• Tidioute
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidioute
  • Tidioute is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tidioute <4>
• Strattanville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strattanville
  • Strattanville is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strattanville <4>
• Rouseville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rouseville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouseville
  • Rouseville is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rouseville <4>
• Shippenville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippenville
  • Shippenville is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shippenville <4>
• Tionesta
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tionesta
  • Tionesta is located in Forest County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tionesta <4>

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nebraska ...

Looking for more information about Nebraska? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Nebraska, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Nebraska.

Adding Nebraska to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nebraska 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 Nebraska was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Nebraska post office opened in 1855.

We also found Nebraska in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nebraska.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/