Welcome to Palmer ...

The village of Palmer is located in Merrick County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Palmer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Palmer has a population of 471 people<3> (see below for details).

Palmer is 1,790 feet [546 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Palmer lies within the (308) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Palmer had an population of 471 people. This is a decrease of 0.21% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.21% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Palmer had a population of 472 people (or 6.02% of the total population of Merrick County). This makes Palmer the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Palmer represents 0.03% of the population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 205th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 472 people, the population of Palmer has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 472 people).

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

Communities Also Named Palmer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 36 communities that are also named Palmer - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Palmer ...

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

• Central City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Central City is located in Merrick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <5>
• Saint Paul
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Saint Paul is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paul <5>
• Fullerton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
  • Fullerton is located in Nance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fullerton <5>
• Dannebrog
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Chapman
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
  • Chapman is located in Merrick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapman <5>
• Wolbach
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolbach
  • Wolbach is located in Greeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolbach <5>
• Marquette
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
  • Marquette is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marquette <5>
• Elba
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
  • Elba is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elba <5>
• Farwell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
  • Farwell is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farwell <5>
• Belgrade
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade
  • Belgrade is located in Nance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belgrade <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 Palmer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Palmer.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Palmer ...

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

Adding Palmer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Palmer 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 Palmer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Palmer post office opened in 1887.

We also found Palmer on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Palmer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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