Lowell, Nebraska

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Lowell
Coordinates: 40°38′51″N98°50′50″W / 40.64750°N 98.84722°W / 40.64750; -98.84722 Coordinates: 40°38′51″N98°50′50″W / 40.64750°N 98.84722°W / 40.64750; -98.84722
Country United States
State Nebraska
County Kearney
Elevation
2,064 ft (629 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
68840
Area code(s) 308
GNIS feature ID830936 [1]

Lowell is an unincorporated community in Kearney County, Nebraska, United States. [2]

History

A post office was established at Lowell in the 1870s. [3] Lowell was named for James Russell Lowell, an American poet. [4]

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References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lowell, Nebraska
  3. "Kearney County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  4. Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 84. ISBN   0-8032-5060-6. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.