Holmesville, Nebraska

Holmesville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Gage County, Nebraska, United States.[2] As of the 2010 census it had a population of 51.[1]

Holmesville, Nebraska
Census-designated place
Holmesville
Holmesville
Coordinates: 40°12′3″N 96°39′29″W
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
CountyGage
Area
 • Total0.22 sq mi (0.58 km2)
 • Land0.22 sq mi (0.58 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
1,265 ft (386 m)
Population
 • Total51
 • Density228/sq mi (88.0/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
68310
Area code(s)402
FIPS code31-22780[1]
GNIS feature ID0830063[2]

History

Holmesville got its start in the year 1880, following construction of the railroad through the territory.[3] It was named for its postmaster, Morgan L. Holmes.[4][5]

Geography

Holmesville is in central Gage County, on the east side of the Big Blue River, a south-flowing tributary of the Kansas River. The community is 9 miles (14 km) southeast of Beatrice, the Gage County seat.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Holmesville CDP has an area of 0.22 square miles (0.58 km2), all land.[1]

gollark: It's hard to tell, but not really.
gollark: Anyway, it sounds pretty much like every other "managing networks and computer systems at some large organization" job.
gollark: It's some sort of businessy social network.
gollark: I found his LinkedIn profile using advanced "duckduckgoing the username" technology.
gollark: Well, according to LinkedIn, "we are responsible for supervising and performing systems analysis, messaging development, database design, and web programming based systems".

References
  1. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Holmesville CDP, Nebraska". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Holmesville, Nebraska
  3. Hugh Jackson Dobbs (1918). History of Gage County, Nebraska: A Narrative of the Past, with Special Emphasis Upon the Pioneer Period of the County's History, Its Social, Commercial, Educational, Religious, and Civic Development from the Early Days to the Present Time. Western Publishing and Engraving Company. p. 291.
  4. Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 64. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.
  5. "History". Gage County Historical Society. Retrieved 9 August 2014.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.