Buda, Nebraska

Buda is an unincorporated community in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Kearney, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Buda, seen from across U.S. Highway 30.

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. It was likely named after Buda, now a part of Budapest, in Hungary.^[2]

References

Municipalities and communities of Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States County seat: Kearney Cities Gibbon Kearney Ravenna Villages Amherst Elm Creek Miller Pleasanton Riverdale Shelton‡ CDPs Glenwood Odessa Poole Other unincorporated communities Buda Denman Prairie Center Saint Michael Sartoria Sweetwater Townships Armada Beaver Cedar Center Cherry Creek Collins Divide Elm Creek Gardner Garfield Gibbon Grant Harrison Logan Loup Odessa Platte Riverdale Rusco Sartoria Schneider Scott Sharon Shelton Thornton Valley Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 40°42′51″N 98°59′38″W / 40.71417°N 98.99389°W / 40.71417; -98.99389