Sacramento, Nebraska

Sacramento, Nebraska
Unincorporated community
Sacramento, Nebraska
Sacramento, Nebraska
Coordinates: 40°24′32″N 99°16′30″W / 40.40889°N 99.27500°W / 40.40889; -99.27500Coordinates: 40°24′32″N 99°16′30″W / 40.40889°N 99.27500°W / 40.40889; -99.27500
Country United States
State Nebraska
County Phelps
Elevation 2,267 ft (691 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 308
GNIS feature ID 835437[1]

Sacramento is an unincorporated community in Phelps County, Nebraska, United States. Sacramento is 5.7 miles (9.2 km) east-southeast of Holdrege.

History

Sacramento had a post office between 1879 and 1944.[2] The community was likely named after Sacramento, California.[3]

Sacramento was located along the Burlington Railroad.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Sacramento". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ "Phelps County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  3. ↑ Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 113. ISBN 0-8032-5060-6. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.
  4. ↑ Sedgwick, Theron E. (1921). York County, Nebraska and Its People: Together with a Condensed History of the State. S.J. Clarke. p. 133.


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