Elsmere, Nebraska
Elsmere, Nebraska | |
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Coordinates: 42°9′55″N 100°11′7″W / 42.16528°N 100.18528°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Nebraska |
County | Cherry |
Elevation | 2,687 ft (819 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 69135 |
GNIS feature ID | 835299 |
Elsmere is an unincorporated community in southeastern Cherry County, Nebraska, United States. It lies along local roads southeast of the city of Valentine, the county seat of Cherry County.[1] Its elevation is 2,687 feet (819 m).[2]
History
[edit]A post office was established at Elsmere in 1899, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1992.[3] The community was likely named after the novel Robert Elsmere by Mrs. Humphry Ward.[4]
Education
[edit]Valentine Community Schools of Valentine absorbed the former Elsmere Public School in 2006.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 62.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elsmere, Nebraska, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-03-09. Accessed 2008-04-26.
- ^ "Cherry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 37. ISBN 0803250606.
- ^ "SCHOOL FINANCE AND ORGANIZATION SERVICES CUMULATIVE DISTRICT DISSOLUTIONS - 1990/91 thru 2021/22" (PDF). Nebraska Department of Education. p. 16/92. Retrieved November 28, 2022.