Freedom, Nebraska
Freedom is an unincorporated community in Frontier County, Nebraska, United States.[1] Freedom is located at 40.4244511°N 100.3693098°W, at an elevation of 2,671 ft (814 m).
Freedom, Nebraska | |
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Freedom | |
Coordinates: 40°25′28″N 100°22′10″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Nebraska |
County | Frontier |
Elevation | 2,671 ft (814 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 69022 |
Area code | 308 |
FIPS code | 31-17600 |
GNIS feature ID | 835307 |
History
A post office was established at Freedom in 1895, and operated intermittently until being discontinued in 1946.[2] Freedom was likely named from the patriotic spirit of the post-Civil War era.[3]
A specimen of prehistoric Amebelodon was found in 1928 on a farm at Freedom.[4]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Freedom, Nebraska
- "Frontier County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
- Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 61. ISBN 0803250606. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.
- Osborn, Henry Fairfield (1936). Proboscidea. The American Museum of Natural History. p. 337. ISBN 978-5-87148-167-7.
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