Newark, Nebraska

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Newark, Nebraska
Unincorporated community
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Newark
Coordinates: 40°38′28″N98°57′47″W / 40.64111°N 98.96306°W / 40.64111; -98.96306
Country United States
State Nebraska
County Kearney
Elevation
2,103 ft (641 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
68959
Area code 308
GNIS feature ID831613 [1]

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

History

A post office was established at Newark in the 1870s. [3] It was likely named by a settler who was a native of Newark, New Jersey. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Newark, Nebraska
  3. ↑ "Kearney County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 14, 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.


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