Meadville, Nebraska

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Meadville, Nebraska
Meadville is located in Nebraska
Meadville
Meadville
Meadville is located in the United States
Meadville
Meadville
Coordinates: 42°45′32″N 99°50′56″W / 42.75889°N 99.84889°W / 42.75889; -99.84889
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
CountyKeya Paha
Elevation
2,054 ft (626 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
68778
FIPS code31-31475
GNIS feature ID831181
Meadville, NE

Meadville is an unincorporated hamlet in Keya Paha County, Nebraska, United States.[1] There is a combination store and post office located there, as well as three or four occupied homes.

History

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A post office was established at Meadville in 1883.[2][3] The first postmaster was Merrit I. Mead, who gave the town his name.[3]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Meadville, Nebraska
  2. ^ "Keya Paha County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  3. ^ a b Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 86. ISBN 0-8032-5060-6.



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