Meadville, Nebraska

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Meadville, Nebraska
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Coordinates: 42°45′32″N99°50′56″W / 42.75889°N 99.84889°W / 42.75889; -99.84889 Coordinates: 42°45′32″N99°50′56″W / 42.75889°N 99.84889°W / 42.75889; -99.84889
Country United States
State Nebraska
County Keya Paha
Elevation
2,054 ft (626 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
68778
FIPS code 31-31475
GNIS feature ID831181
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Meadville, NE

Meadville is an unincorporated hamlet in Keya Paha County, Nebraska, United States. [1] There is a combination store and post office located there, as well as three or four occupied homes.

History

A post office was established at Meadville in 1883. [2] [3] The first postmaster was Merrit I. Mead, who gave the town his name. [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Meadville, Nebraska
  2. "Keya Paha County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  3. 1 2 Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 86. ISBN   0-8032-5060-6.