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Sacramento, Nebraska

Coordinates: 40°24′32″N 99°16′30″W / 40.40889°N 99.27500°W / 40.40889; -99.27500
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Sacramento, Nebraska
Sacramento, Nebraska is located in Nebraska
Sacramento, Nebraska
Sacramento, Nebraska
Sacramento, Nebraska is located in the United States
Sacramento, Nebraska
Sacramento, Nebraska
Coordinates: 40°24′32″N 99°16′30″W / 40.40889°N 99.27500°W / 40.40889; -99.27500
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
CountyPhelps
Elevation
2,267 ft (691 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code308
GNIS feature ID835437[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

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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

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  1. ^ "Sacramento". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Phelps County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 21, 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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