Welcome to O'Neill (aka 'O'Neill City') ...
The city of O'Neill is located in Holt County<1> and is the County Seat for Holt County.
While we don't have a date for the founding of O'Neill, 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, O'Neill has a population of 3,585 people<2> (see below for details).
O'Neill is 2,000 feet [610 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: O'Neill lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for O'Neill: (402) and (531)<4>
The city of O'Neill has also been called O'Neill City.
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, O'Neill had an population of 3,585 people. This is a decrease of 3.24% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.96% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, O'Neill had a population of 3,705 people (which is 35.51% of the total population of Holt County). This makes O'Neill the county's most populous community.
The population of O'Neill represents 0.2% of the total population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 39th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 3,705 people, the population of O'Neill has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,733 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for O'Neill.
Communities Also Named O'Neill ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named O'Neill - they are located in Iowa and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for O'Neill.
Communities near O'Neill ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near O'Neill.
- Atkinson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Atkinson is located in Holt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,221 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atkinson <6>
- Chambers
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chambers have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
- Chambers is located in Holt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chambers <6>
- Page
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
- Page is located in Holt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Page <6>
- Inman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inman have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- Inman is located in Holt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inman <6>
- Emmet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmet have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Emmet is located in Holt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmet <6>
- Emporia ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Star
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Star is located in Holt County
- Venus ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Amelia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Amelia is located in Holt County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amelia <6>
- Ewing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ewing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- Ewing is located in Holt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ewing <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 O'Neill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for O'Neill.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of O'Neill. 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 O'Neill.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around O'Neill. Our list includes 16 papers. See our Newspapers Page for O'Neill.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for O'Neill ...
Looking for more information about O'Neill? 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 O'Neill, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for O'Neill.
Adding O'Neill to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of O'Neill 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 O'Neill was on a map titled Map of Nebraska (from Rand McNally, 1895).
We also found O'Neill on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for South Dakota (1949).
For more details, see References and Mentions for O'Neill.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for O'Neill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Holt County: www.co.holt.ne.us/
The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Holt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for O'Neill. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around O'Neill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (531) is an overlay for area code (402). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |