Freedom, Nebraska

Populated place in Nebraska, United States
40°25′28″N 100°22′10″W / 40.4244511°N 100.3693098°W / 40.4244511; -100.3693098Country United StatesStateNebraska NebraskaCountyFrontierElevation
2,671 ft (814 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code
69022
Area code308FIPS code31-17600GNIS feature ID835307

Freedom is an unincorporated community in Frontier County, Nebraska, United States.[1] Freedom is located at 40°25′28″N 100°22′10″W / 40.4244511°N 100.3693098°W / 40.4244511; -100.3693098, at an elevation of 2,671 ft (814 m).

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

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Freedom, Nebraska
  2. ^ "Frontier County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Osborn, Henry Fairfield (1936). Proboscidea. The American Museum of Natural History. p. 337. ISBN 978-5-87148-167-7.
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