Opportunity, Nebraska

Opportunity is an unincorporated community in Holt County, Nebraska, United States.[1]

Opportunity, Nebraska
Unincorporated community
Opportunity is located in Nebraska
Opportunity
Opportunity
Location within Nebraska
Opportunity is located in the United States
Opportunity
Opportunity
Opportunity (the United States)
Coordinates: 42°35′46″N 98°30′04″W
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
CountyHolt
Elevation
1,923 ft (586 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code402
GNIS feature ID831884[1]

History

Opportunity was so named because its founders saw a good opportunity to establish a post office and store there.[2] The Opportunity post office operated between 1910 and 1942.[3]

Notable person

Fern Hubbard Orme (1903–1993), Nebraska state legislator and educator, was born in Opportunity.[4]

References
  1. "Opportunity". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  2. Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 78. ISBN 0-8032-5060-6. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.
  3. "Holt County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  4. Nebraska Legislature-Sen. Fern Hubbard Orme


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