Freedom, Nebraska
Freedom, Nebraska | |
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Populated place | |
Freedom | |
Coordinates: 40°25′28″N 100°22′10″W / 40.4244511°N 100.3693098°WCoordinates: 40°25′28″N 100°22′10″W / 40.4244511°N 100.3693098°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Nebraska |
County | Frontier |
Elevation | 2,671 ft (814 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 69022 |
Area code(s) | 308 |
FIPS code | 31-17600 |
GNIS feature ID | 835307 |
Freedom is an unincorporated community in Frontier County, Nebraska, United States.[1] Freedom is located at 40°25′28″N 100°22′10″W / 40.4244511°N 100.3693098°W, at an elevation of 2,671 ft (814 m).
History[]
A post office was established at Freedom in 1895, and operated intermittently until being discontinued in 1946.[2] Freedom was likely named from the patriotic spirit of the post-Civil War era.[3]
A specimen of prehistoric Amebelodon was found in 1928 on a farm at Freedom.[4]
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Freedom, Nebraska
- ^ "Frontier County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 61. ISBN 0803250606. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.
- ^ Osborn, Henry Fairfield (1936). Proboscidea. The American Museum of Natural History. p. 337. ISBN 978-5-87148-167-7.
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Frontier County, Nebraska
- Unincorporated communities in Nebraska
- South Central Nebraska geography stubs