Buda, Nebraska
Buda, Nebraska | |
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Buda, Nebraska | |
Coordinates: 40°42′51″N 98°59′38″W / 40.7142°N 98.9939°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Nebraska |
County | Buffalo |
Buda is an unincorporated community in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Kearney, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography[]
Buda lies at an elevation of 2,116 feet (645 m).[1] It is located four miles east of Kearney and eight miles west of Gibbon.
History[]
Buda was founded in 1886 when the railroad was extended to that point.[2] It was likely named after Buda, now a part of Budapest, in Hungary.[3]
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buda, Nebraska
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 24. ISBN 0803250606.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1938). Origin of Nebraska place names. Lincoln, NE: Works Progress Administration. p. 7.
Coordinates: 40°42′51″N 98°59′38″W / 40.71417°N 98.99389°W
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Nebraska
- Unincorporated communities in Buffalo County, Nebraska
- Kearney Micropolitan Statistical Area
- South Central Nebraska geography stubs