Whitman, Nebraska
Unincorporated community
Whitman is located in Nebraska
Whitman
Whitman
Location within the state of Nebraska
Coordinates: 42°2′31″N 101°31′24″W / 42.04194°N 101.52333°W / 42.04194; -101.52333
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
CountyGrant
Elevation
3,602 ft (1,098 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
69366
FIPS code31-52890
GNIS feature ID834693

Whitman is an unincorporated community in northeastern Grant County, Nebraska, United States. It lies along Nebraska Highway 2, east of the village of Hyannis, the county seat of Grant County.[1] The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Gudmundsen Sandhills Laboratory lies just north of the community.[2] Although Whitman is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 69366.[3]

History

Whitman was established in the 1860s when the railroad was extended to that point.[4] It was named after the town of Whitman, Massachusetts by a railroad official.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 62.
  2. ↑ Gudmundsen Sandhills Laboratory
  3. ↑ Zip Code Lookup
  4. ↑ "Hyannis, Grant County". Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies. University of Nebraska. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  5. ↑ Alan Boye (April 1, 2007). The Complete Roadside Guide to Nebraska. U of Nebraska Press. p. 386. ISBN 978-0-8032-3378-2.
  6. ↑ Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 69. ISBN 0-8032-5060-6. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.


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