Ashby, Nebraska

Unincorporated community in Grant County, Nebraska, United States

Unincorporated Community in Nebraska, United States

42°01′19″N 101°55′41″W / 42.0219°N 101.928°W / 42.0219; -101.928Country

United StatesState

NebraskaCountyGrant

42°01′19″N 101°55′40″W / 42.0219276°N 101.9276811°W / 42.0219276; -101.9276811

Ashby is an unincorporated community in Grant County, Nebraska, United States. Its elevation is 3,843 feet (1,173 m), and it is located at 42°1′19″N 101°55′40″W / 42.02194°N 101.92778°W / 42.02194; -101.92778 (42.0219276, -101.9276811). It lies along Nebraska Highway 2, 9 miles (14½ km) west-northwest of Hyannis, the county seat of Grant County.^[1] It has a post office with the ZIP code 69333.^[2]

History

Ashby got its start following construction of the railroad through the territory.^[3] It was named after the town of Ashby, Massachusetts by a railroad official.^[4]^[5]

The Ashby post office was established in 1908.^[6]

References

^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '05. Skokie: Rand McNally, 2005, p. 62.
^ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code Archived May 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Hyannis, Grant County". Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies. University of Nebraska. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
^ Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-03-09. Accessed 2007-12-28.
^ Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 68. ISBN 0-8032-5060-6. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.
^ "Grant County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 9, 2014.