Sweetwater, Nebraska
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| Sweetwater, Nebraska | |
|---|---|
| U6 (FIPS 55-3), Unincorporated community | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| County | Buffalo |
| Elevation | 2,060 ft (628 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 68869 |
| Area code(s) | 308 |
| GNIS feature ID | 835461[1] |
Sweetwater is an unincorporated community in Beaver Township, Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. It lies along Nebraska Highway 2, half way between Ravenna and Hazard. It is a part of the Kearney, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. Sweetwater is located on Mud Creek, a tributary of the South Loup River.
Geography
Sweetwater is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. (41.0444553, -99.0075863).[2] Its Census code is 48165, census class: U6.[3]
History
The community was named for a spring noted by pioneers for its clean drinking water.[4] There was a railway station there.[5] The Sweetwater post office was established in 1874, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1961.[6]
Notes
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- ↑ U6 is defined in FIPS 55-3 as “An unincorporated place located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or census designated place (CDP) and designated as a populated place by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).”
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- ↑ Houser, Mona J. (2003) "Towns and Post Offices, Past and Present - Buffalo County, Nebraska" Buffalo County NE, GenWeb Project
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Further reading
- Perkey, Elton A. (1995) Perkey's Nebraska Place-Names (rev. ed.) Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln, Nebraska, p20, ISBN 0-934904-19-7
External links
- Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) from the USGS, search for "Sweetwater, Nebraska"
