Worms, Nebraska | |
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Coordinates: 41°05′50″N98°16′08″W / 41.09722°N 98.26889°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Nebraska |
County | Merrick |
Elevation | 1,801 ft (549 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 68872 |
FIPS code | 31-53800 |
GNIS feature ID | 834877 |
Worms is an unincorporated rural village in Merrick County, Nebraska, United States. [1] The village consists of a bar, a church and a cluster of homes.
Worms had a post office between 1897 and 1902. [2] The community was likely named after Worms, Germany. [3]
Merrick County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 7,668. Its county seat is Central City.
Howard County is a county in the state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 6,475. Its county seat is St. Paul. The county was formed in 1871 and named after Civil War General Oliver Otis Howard.
Hamilton County is a county in the U.S. state Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 9,429. Its county seat is Aurora. The county was named for Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury in the new United States government.
Alda is a village in Hall County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 642 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Grand Island, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Central City is a city and the county seat of Merrick County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Grand Island, Nebraska Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,934 at the 2010 census.
Chapman is a village in Merrick County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 287 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Grand Island, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Clarks is a village in Merrick County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 344 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Grand Island, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Palmer is a village in Merrick County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 472 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Grand Island, Nebraska metropolitan area.
Silver Creek is a village in Merrick County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 362 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Grand Island, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Chapman Township is one of eleven townships in Merrick County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 488 at the 2020 census. A 2021 estimate placed the township's population at 488.
Clarksville Township is one of eleven townships in Merrick County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 643 at the 2020 census. A 2021 estimate placed the township's population at 640.
Silver Creek Township is one of eleven townships in Merrick County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 533 at the 2020 census. A 2021 estimate placed the township's population at 532.
Archer is an unincorporated rural small town in northwestern Merrick County, Nebraska, United States. It lies along local roads south of Nebraska Highway 92, northwest of the city of Central City, the county seat of Merrick County. Archer comprises the bulk of a census-designated place which bears its name, as well as of Zip Code 68816, the post office for which is based there. In addition to the post office, there is a credit union, a grainery and other businesses and services, as well as homes, at Archer. Despite all this, Google Maps has never bothered to image Archer.
The Palmer Site, also known as the Skidi Pawnee Village and designated by the Smithsonian trinomial 25HW1, is a prehistoric and historic archeological site near Palmer, Nebraska in Howard and Merrick Counties. The site is a Native American habitation site associated with the Skidi people, a branch of the Pawnee people, which may have been documented by an American exploratory expedition led by Stephen H. Long in 1820. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1964. The site is located on private property.
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Merrick County, Nebraska. It is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Merrick County, Nebraska, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map.
The Lone Tree Monument is on the site once occupied by a large tree in central Nebraska. Native Americans held council under it, early pioneers used it as a landmark, and it was the first official name of the county seat of Merrick county. It is marked as a historical location by the Nebraska State Historical Society.
The Merrick County Courthouse was built from 1911 to 1913 in Central City, Nebraska, United States. Designed in the Classical Revival style by architect William F. Gernandt, it was built at a cost of $100,000. In 1990, it was listed in the National Register of Historic Places, but was removed from the Register in 2014.
The Patterson Law Office is located in Central City, Nebraska. It is a false-front building of frame construction built in 1872. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places; its historical significance derives from its age, its architectural design, and its association with John Patterson and with author-photographer Wright Morris.
Havens is an unincorporated community within the township of Silver Creek in Merrick County, Nebraska, United States.