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Amelia, Nebraska

Coordinates: 42°14′08″N 98°54′43″W / 42.2355600°N 98.9120422°W / 42.2355600; -98.9120422
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42°14′08″N 98°54′43″W / 42.2355600°N 98.9120422°W / 42.2355600; -98.9120422

Amelia is an unincorporated community in southwestern Holt County, Nebraska, United States.[1] It lies along local roads near Nebraska Highways 11 and 95, southwest of the city of O'Neill, the county seat of Holt County.[2] Its elevation is 2,182 feet (665 m), and it is located at 42°14′8″N 98°54′43″W / 42.23556°N 98.91194°W / 42.23556; -98.91194 (42.2355600, -98.9120422). The community is named for Amelia A. Bliss.[3] Although Amelia is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 68711.[4]

References

  1. ^ Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-03-09. Accessed 2008-04-26.
  2. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 63.
  3. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1938). Origin of Nebraska place names. Lincoln, NE: Works Progress Administration. p. 5.
  4. ^ Zip Code Lookup