Ashby, Nebraska

Street with half a dozen one- and two-story buildings
Downtown Ashby

Coordinates: 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] Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 69333.[2]

History

Ashby had its start by the building of the railroad through that 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

  1. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '05. Skokie: Rand McNally, 2005, p. 62.
  2. Zip Code Lookup Archived May 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. "Hyannis, Grant County". Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies. University of Nebraska. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  4. Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-03-09. Accessed 2007-12-28.
  5. 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.
  6. "Grant County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
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