Holmesville, Nebraska

Holmesville, Nebraska
Census-designated place
Holmesville
Holmesville
Coordinates: 40°12′3″N 96°39′29″W / 40.20083°N 96.65806°W / 40.20083; -96.65806Coordinates: 40°12′3″N 96°39′29″W / 40.20083°N 96.65806°W / 40.20083; -96.65806
Country United States
State Nebraska
County Gage
Area[1]
 • Total 0.22 sq mi (0.58 km2)
 • Land 0.22 sq mi (0.58 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 1,265 ft (386 m)
Population (2010)[1]
 • Total 51
 • Density 228/sq mi (88.0/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 68310
Area code(s) 402
FIPS code 31-22780[1]
GNIS feature ID 0830063[2]

Holmesville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Gage County, Nebraska, United States.[2] As of the 2010 census it had a population of 51.[1]

History

Holmesville had its start in the year 1880 by the building of the railroad through that territory.[3] It was named for its postmaster, Morgan L. Holmes.[4][5]

Geography

Holmesville is in central Gage County, on the east side of the Big Blue River, a south-flowing tributary of the Kansas River. The community is 9 miles (14 km) southeast of Beatrice, the Gage County seat.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Holmesville CDP has an area of 0.22 square miles (0.58 km2), all of it land.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Holmesville CDP, Nebraska". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Holmesville, Nebraska
  3. ↑ Hugh Jackson Dobbs (1918). History of Gage County, Nebraska: A Narrative of the Past, with Special Emphasis Upon the Pioneer Period of the County's History, Its Social, Commercial, Educational, Religious, and Civic Development from the Early Days to the Present Time. Western Publishing and Engraving Company. p. 291.
  4. ↑ Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 64. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.
  5. ↑ "History". Gage County Historical Society. Retrieved 9 August 2014.


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