Nebraska, North Carolina

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Nebraska, North Carolina
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Nebraska
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Nebraska
Coordinates: 35°27′28″N76°03′48″W / 35.45778°N 76.06333°W / 35.45778; -76.06333
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Hyde
Elevation
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Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code 252
GNIS feature ID1021607 [1]

Nebraska is an unincorporated community in Hyde County, North Carolina, United States. Nebraska is located in southeastern Hyde County, near the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The community was established in 1855; while the etymology of its name is not certain, it may have been named for the Kansas-Nebraska Act. [2]

Education

The local school is Mattamuskeet School of Hyde County Schools. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nebraska, North Carolina
  2. Vaughan, Carson (August 6, 2012). "A North Carolina ghost town named Nebraska". Omaha World-Herald . Archived from the original on August 8, 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
  3. "Home". Mattamuskeet School. Retrieved April 13, 2021. Mattamuskeet Campus 20392 US Highway 264 Swan Quarter, NC 27885