Welcome to Sargent ...

The city of Sargent is located in Custer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sargent, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sargent has a population of 506 people<2> (see below for details).

Sargent is 2,310 feet [704 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Sargent is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Sargent: (308)

The ZIP code for Sargent: 68874<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sargent had an population of 506 people. This is a decrease of 3.62% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 22.03% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sargent had a population of 525 people. This makes Sargent the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Sargent represents 0.03% of the population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 193rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 525 people, the population of Sargent decreased 19.11% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 649 people).

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

Communities Also Named Sargent ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Sargent - they are located in California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri (2), New Hampshire, North Dakota, Pennsylvania and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Sargent ...

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

• Burwell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwell
  • Burwell is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burwell <5>
• Arcadia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
  • Arcadia is located in Valley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcadia <5>
• Taylor
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Loup County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <5>
• Comstock
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comstock have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
  • Comstock is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comstock <5>
• Elyria
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elyria have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elyria
  • Elyria is located in Valley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elyria <5>
• Wescott
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wescott
  • Wescott is located in Custer County
• Weissert
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weissert
  • Weissert is located in Custer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weissert <5>
• Gates
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
  • Gates is located in Custer County
• Almeria
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almeria
  • Almeria is located in Loup County
• Willow Springs ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
  • Willow Springs is located in Garfield County

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sargent. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Sargent.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sargent ...

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

Adding Sargent to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sargent 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 Sargent was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Sargent post office opened in 1879.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sargent.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Custer County: www.co.custer.ne.us/

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