Ashby, Nebraska Explained

Ashby, Nebraska
Settlement Type:	Unincorporated Community
Pushpin Map:	USA Nebraska#USA
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Grant

42.0219°N -101.9277°W

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 42.0219°N -101.9278°W (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]

Notes and References

1. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '05. Skokie: Rand McNally, 2005, p. 62.
2. https://tools.usps.com/zip-code-lookup.htm?citybyzipcode USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
3. Web site: Hyannis, Grant County . University of Nebraska . Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies . 9 August 2014.
4. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:827093 Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report
5. Book: Nebraska Place-Names . University of Nebraska Press . Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. . 1960 . 0-8032-5060-6 . 68. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.
6. Web site: Grant County . Jim Forte Postal History . 9 August 2014.