Assumption, Nebraska
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Assumption, Nebraska | |
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Coordinates: 40°30′36″N 98°34′20″W / 40.51000°N 98.57222°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Nebraska |
County | Adams |
Elevation | 1,975 ft (602 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 402 |
GNIS feature ID | 827098[1] |
Assumption is an unincorporated community in Adams County, Nebraska, United States.[1]
History
A colony of German Catholics settled near Assumption circa 1873.[2] The name Assumption is derived from the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, established in the 1880s.[3]
Notes
- ^ a b "Assumption, Nebraska". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Burton, William R.; Lewis, David J. (1916). Past and Present of Adams County, Nebraska, Volume 1. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 264.
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