Welcome to Laurel ...

The city of Laurel is located in Cedar County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Laurel, 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.

When the people of Laurel refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use terms like Laurelite or Laurelian.<2>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Laurel has a population of 916 people<3> (see below for details).

Laurel is 1,480 feet [451 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area codes for Laurel: (402) and (531)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Laurel had an population of 916 people. This is a decrease of 4.98% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.1% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Laurel had a population of 964 people (which is 10.89% of the total population of Cedar County). This makes Laurel the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Laurel represents 0.05% of the population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 115th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 964 people, the population of Laurel decreased 2.23% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 986 people).

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

Communities Also Named Laurel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 40 communities that are also named Laurel - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (3), Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), Quebec, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas, Virginia (3), Washington (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Laurel ...

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

• Wayne
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
  • Wayne is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,758 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <7>
• Hartington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartington have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <7>
• Wakefield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
  • Wakefield is located in Dixon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakefield <7>
• Randolph
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Randolph is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <7>
• Coleridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coleridge have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <7>
• Winside
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winside
  • Winside is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winside <7>
• Allen
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Allen is located in Dixon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <7>
• Newcastle
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
  • Newcastle is located in Dixon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcastle <7>
• Carroll
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carroll have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <7>
• Concord
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <7>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Laurel ...

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

Adding Laurel to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Laurel on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for South Dakota (1949).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Laurel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cedar County: www.co.cedar.ne.us/

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